Ezekiel 1:1–10

Now it came to pass ain the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the †captives bby the river of Chebar, that cthe heavens were opened, and I saw dvisions of God. 2 In the fifth day of the month, which was ddthe fifth year of eking Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 The word of the Lord came expressly unto †Ezekiel afthe priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans bby the river Chebar; and gthe hand of the Lord was there upon him.

4 hAnd I looked, and, behold, ia whirlwind came jout of the north, a great cloud, and a fire †infolding itself, and ka brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof klas mthe colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of nfour living creatures. And othis was their appearance; they had pthe likeness of a man. 6 pAnd every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were †straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled qlike mthe colour of burnished brass. 8 rAnd they had the hands of a man under their wings on stheir four sides; and rthey four had their faces and their wings. 9 *tTheir wings were ujoined one to another; vthey turned not when they went; wthey went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, xthey four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.