Ezekiel in Babylon

1 ^(A)In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by ^(B)the Chebar canal, ^(C)the heavens were opened, and I saw ^(D)visions of God.^{[a] 2} On the fifth day of the month (it was ^(E)the fifth year of ^(F)the exile of King Jehoiachin), ³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel ^(G)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by ^(H)the Chebar canal, and ^(I)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

The Glory of the Lord

⁴ As I looked, behold, ^(J)a stormy wind came ^(K)out of the north, and a great cloud, with ^(L)brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, ^(M)as it were gleaming metal.^{[b] 5} And from the midst of it came the likeness of ^(N)four living creatures. ^(O)And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,

^16 (A)As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like ^(B)the gleaming of beryl. ^(C)And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. ^17 (D)When they went, they went ^(E)in any of their four directions^{[a] (F)}without turning as they went. ¹⁸ And their rims were tall and awesome, ^(G)and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. ^19 (H)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; ^(I)and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. ^20 (J)Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, ^(K)for the spirit of the living creatures^[b] was in the wheels. ^21 (L)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; ^(M)and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, ^(N)for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

²⁸ Like the appearance of ^(A)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of ^(B)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, ^(C)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.