³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel ^(A)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by ^(B)the Chebar canal, and ^(C)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

^12 (A)And each went straight forward. ^(B)Wherever the spirit^[a] would go, they went, without turning as they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was ^(C)like burning coals of fire, ^(D)like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. ^(E)And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ^(F)darted to and fro, ^(G)like the appearance of a flash of lightning.