| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. | 1In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. |
| 2On the fifth of the month--it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin-- | 2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— |
| 3the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the LORD was on him. | 3the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him. |
| 4I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north--an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, | 4I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, |
| 5and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, | 5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, |
| 6but each of them had four faces and four wings. | 6but each had four faces and four wings. |
| 7Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. | 7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. |
| 8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings, | 8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings, |
| 9and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved. | 9and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. |
| 10Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. | 10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle. |
| 11Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. | 11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. |
| 12Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. | 12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved. |
| 13The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. | 13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. |
| 14The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning. | 14The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning. |
| 15As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. | 15When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. |
| 16This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. | 16The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel. |
| 17As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. | 17As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. |
| 18Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around. | 18Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around. |
| 19When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. | 19So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. |
| 20Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. | 20Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. |
| 21When 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. | 21When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. |
| 22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome. | 22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal. |
| 23Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. | 23And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body. |
| 24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings. | 24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings. |
| 25Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. | 25And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered. |
| 26Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. | 26Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. |
| 27I 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. | 27From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. |
| 28Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. | 28The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. |
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