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Ezekiel 1:3-5
Lexham English Bible
Ezekiel 1:3-5
Lexham English Bible
3 the word of Yahweh came[a] clearly[b] to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans at the Kebar River,[c] and the hand of Yahweh was on him there.
4 And I looked,[d] and look! A storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire flashing back and forth, and brightness around and within it,[e] and from its midst[f] it was like the outward appearance of amber stone from the midst[g] of the fire. 5 And from its midst[h] was the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: a human form,[i]
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- Ezekiel 1:3 Literally “was”
- Ezekiel 1:3 Or “certainly”
- Ezekiel 1:3 Literally “river of Kebar”
- Ezekiel 1:4 Or “saw”
- Ezekiel 1:4 Literally “for it”
- Ezekiel 1:4 Or “middle”
- Ezekiel 1:4 Or “middle”
- Ezekiel 1:5 Or “middle”
- Ezekiel 1:5 Literally “this their appearance the likeness of a human to them”
Ezekiel 1:3-5
New International Version
Ezekiel 1:3-5
New International Version
3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(A) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(B)
4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm(C) coming out of the north(D)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,(E) 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(F) In appearance their form was human,(G)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
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