Ezekiel 1:5–21

⁵The form of four living creatures came from it. ^lAnd this was their appearance: They had human form, ⁶but each of them had four faces and four wings. ⁷Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze. ^m8They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. ⁿAll four of them had faces and wings. ^o9Their wings were touching. The creatures did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. ^p10The form of each of their faces was that of a man, ^qand each of the four had the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left, and the face of an eagle. ^r11That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body. ^s12Each creature went straight ahead. ^tWherever the Spirit ^uwanted to go, they went without turning as they moved. ^v

¹³The form of the living creatures was like the appearance of burning coals of fire and torches. ^wFire was moving back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, with lightning coming out of it. ¹⁴The creatures were darting back and forth ^xlike flashes of lightning. ^y

¹⁵When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each creature that had four faces. ¹⁶The appearance of the wheels ^zand their craftsmanship was like the gleam of beryl, ^aand all four had the same form. Their appearance and craftsmanship was like a wheel within a wheel. ¹⁷When they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. ¹⁸Their rims were large and frightening. Each of their four rims were full of eyes ^ball around. ¹⁹So when the living creatures moved, ^cthe wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels also rose. ²⁰Wherever the Spirit ^dwanted to go, the creatures went in the direction the Spirit was moving. The wheels rose alongside them, for 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 earth, the wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.