¹⁵ As I looked at the living creatures,^(A) I saw a wheel^(B) on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. ¹⁶ This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz,^(C) and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. ¹⁷ As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction^(D) as the creatures went. ¹⁸ Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes^(E) all around.

¹⁹ When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. ²⁰ Wherever the spirit would go, they would go,^(F) and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. ²¹ When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.^(G)

²² Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault,^(H) sparkling like crystal, and awesome. ²³ Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. ²⁴ When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing^(I) waters, like the voice^(J) of the Almighty,^[a] like the tumult of an army.^(K) When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

²⁵ Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. ²⁶ Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne^(L) of lapis lazuli,^(M) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.^{(N) 27} I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him.^{(O) 28} Like the appearance of a rainbow^(P) in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.^(Q)

This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory^(R) of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown,^(S) and I heard the voice of one speaking.