1 N ow it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth, on the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 ( On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,

On the fifth of the month, (it was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,)

3 t he word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the Lord came upon him.)

the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.

4 A s I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire.

And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the look of glowing brass, out of the midst of the fire.

5 W ithin it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form.

Also out of the midst thereof, the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 E ach of them had four faces and four wings.

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

7 T heir legs were straight and their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze.

And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled as the look of burnished brass.

8 U nder their wings on their four sides were human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:

9 t heir wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward.

their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

10 A s for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.

And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.

11 S uch were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.

And their faces and their wings were parted above; two of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

12 A nd each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the Spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

13 I n the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches darting back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire.

And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.

14 A nd the living beings ran to and fro like bolts of lightning.

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 N ow as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.

And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.

16 T he appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another.

The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

17 W henever they moved, they moved in any of their four directions without turning as they moved.

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not when they went.

18 A s for their rims they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were full of eyes round about.

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.

19 W henever the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. And whenever the living beings rose from the earth, the wheels rose also.

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 W herever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

Whithersoever the Spirit was to go, they went, thither would spirit go; and the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 W henever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. Vision of Divine Glory

When those went, they went; and when those stood, they stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 N ow over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads.

And there was the likeness of an expanse over the heads of the living creature, as the look of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

23 U nder the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.

And under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side their bodies.

24 I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of abundant waters as they went, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, a tumultuous noise, as the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings;

25 A nd there came a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.

and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

26 N ow above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, like lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.

And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

27 T hen I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him.

And I saw as the look of glowing brass, as the appearance of fire, within it round about; from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

28 A s the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.