Ezekiel 1 Parallel Bible

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1	And it comes to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], on the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the expulsion by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God.	In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.	In 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.
2	In the fifth of the month—it is the fifth year of the expulsion of King Jehoiachin—	On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),	On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
3	the word of YHWH has certainly been to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of YHWH.	the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.	the 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.
4	And I look, and behold, a turbulent wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it all around, and out of its midst as the color of electrum, out of the midst of the fire.	As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.	I 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,
5	And out of its midst [is] a likeness of four living creatures, and this [is] their appearance; a likeness of man [is] to them,	And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,	and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human,
6	and each had four faces and each of them had four wings,	but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.	but each of them had four faces and four wings.
7	and their feet [are] straight feet, and the sole of their feet [is] as a sole of a calf’s foot, and they are sparkling as the color of bright bronze;	Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf’s foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze.	Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.
8	and on their four sides [each had] hands of man under their wings; and [each] of the four had their faces and their wings;	Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:	Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings,
9	their wings [are] joining to one another, they do not turn around in their going, they each go straight forward.	their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.	and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
10	As for the likeness of their faces, [each had] the face of a man, and toward the right the four had the face of a lion, and on the left the four had the face of an ox, and the four had the face of an eagle.	As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.	Their 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.
11	And their faces and their wings dividing from above, of each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.	Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.	Such 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.
12	And they each go straight forward, to where the Spirit is to go, they go, they do not turn around in their going.	And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.	Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.
13	As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances [are] as coals of fire—burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness [is] to the fire, and lightning is going forth out of the fire.	As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.	The 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.
14	And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash.	And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.	The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.
15	And I see the living creatures, and behold, one wheel [is] in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces.	Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.	As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
16	The appearance of the wheels and their works [is] as the color of beryl, and the four of them had one likeness, and their appearances and their works [are] as it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel.	As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.	This 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.
17	On their four sides, in their going they go, they do not turn around in their going.	When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.	As 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.
18	As for their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings, of the four of them, [are] full of eyes around them.	And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.	Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19	And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels go beside them, and in the living creatures being lifted up from off the earth, the wheels are lifted up.	And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.	When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20	To where the Spirit is to go, they go, there the Spirit [is] to go, and the wheels are lifted up alongside them, for a living spirit [is] in the wheels.	Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.	Wherever 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.
21	In their going, they go; and in their standing, they stand; and in their being lifted up from off the earth, the wheels are lifted up alongside them; for a living spirit [is] in the wheels.	When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.	When 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.
22	And over the heads of the living creatures—a likeness of an expanse, as the color of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above.	Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.	Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome.
23	And under the expanse their wings [are] straight, one toward [its] sister; two [wings] of each are covering them, and two [wings] of each are covering their bodies.	And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body.	Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.
24	And I hear the noise of their wings, as the noise of many waters, as the noise of the Mighty One, in their going—the noise of tumult, as the noise of a camp, in their standing they let their wings fall.	And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.	When 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.
25	And there is a voice from above the expanse, that [is] above their head: in their standing they let their wings fall.	And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.	Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings.
26	And above the expanse that [is] over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, [is] the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man on it from above.	And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance.	Above 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.
27	And I see as the color of electrum, as the appearance of fire all around within it, from the appearance of His loins and upward; and from the appearance of His loins and downward, I have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness [is] all around Him.	And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.	I 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.
28	As the appearance of the bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so [is] the appearance of the brightness all around.	Like the appearance of 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 the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.	Like 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.
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