⁴ Then I looked, and behold, ^(A)a whirlwind was coming ^(B)out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. ^5 (C)Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And ^(D)this was their appearance: they had ^(E)the likeness of a man. ⁶ Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. ⁷ Their ^[a]legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled ^(F)like the color of burnished bronze. ^8 (G)The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. ⁹ Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight ^(H)forward.

¹⁰ As for ^(I)the likeness of their faces, each ^(J)had the face of a man; each of the four had ^(K)the face of a lion on the right side, ^(L)each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, ^(M)and each of the four had the face of an eagle. ¹¹ Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and ^(N)two covered their bodies. ¹² And ^(O)each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.

¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, ^(P)like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ran back and forth, ^(Q)in appearance like a flash of lightning.