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    Ezekiel · 28 verses

    Ezekiel 1

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    The wheels beside the four living creatures are covered in eyes, go in every direction, and never bother to turn.

    By the River Kebarvv. 1–3

    Ezekiel is among the exiles by the River Kebar when the heavens open and he sees visions of God. The date is given with almost bureaucratic care: the fifth day of the fourth month, the fifth year of Jehoiachin’s exile. Then the word of the LORD comes directly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, and the LORD’s hand is upon him.

    The creatures and their wheelsvv. 4–21

    From the north comes a whirlwind wrapped in cloud, fire, and brilliant light, with four living creatures inside it. They have human form, but also four faces, four wings, calf-like hooves, and human hands tucked beneath the wings—a wonderfully exact arrangement for beings who dart about like lightning. Beside each creature is a wheel within a wheel, its rim full of eyes; creatures and wheels rise, move, and stand together, without pivoting, because the spirit of the living creatures is in the wheels.

    Above the expansevv. 22–28

    Above the creatures is an awesome expanse gleaming like crystal. Their wings sound like many waters, the voice of the Almighty, and the tumult of an army; then they lower them, and a voice comes from above. Above the expanse is a sapphire-like throne and a figure like a man, surrounded by fire, brilliant light, and the appearance of a rainbow. Ezekiel sees the likeness of the glory of the LORD, falls facedown, and hears a voice speaking.

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    1. Ezek 1:1In 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.

    2. Ezek 1:2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

    3. Ezek 1:3the 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.

    4. Ezek 1:4I 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,

    5. Ezek 1:5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,

    6. Ezek 1:6but each had four faces and four wings.

    7. Ezek 1:7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.

    8. Ezek 1:8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,

    9. Ezek 1:9and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

    10. Ezek 1:10The 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.

    11. Ezek 1:11Such 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.

    12. Ezek 1:12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.

    13. Ezek 1:13In 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.

    14. Ezek 1:14The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.

    15. Ezek 1:15When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.

    16. Ezek 1:16The 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.

    17. Ezek 1:17As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.

    18. Ezek 1:18Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

    19. Ezek 1:19So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.

    20. Ezek 1:20Wherever 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.

    21. Ezek 1:21When 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.

    22. Ezek 1:22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

    23. Ezek 1:23And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

    24. Ezek 1:24When 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.

    25. Ezek 1:25And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

    26. Ezek 1:26Above 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.

    27. Ezek 1:27From 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.

    28. Ezek 1:28The 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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    • 24Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
    • 24Daniel 10:6His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
    • 24Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
    • 24Psalms 29:3–9The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
    • 24Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
    • 24Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
    • 24Psalms 18:13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
    • 24Job 37:4–5Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
    • 24Job 37:2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
    • 242 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
    • 24Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
    • 1Acts 7:56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
    • 1Matthew 3:16As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
    • 28Revelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
    • 1Ezekiel 10:15Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
    • 1Luke 3:21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

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