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Ezekiel 1:4-28

4 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 in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man,

6 but each of them had four faces and four wings.

7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.

8 Under their wings on their four sides they had the hands of a man. All four of them had faces and wings,

9 and their wings touched one another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.

10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a man, 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 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.

12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

13 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 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.

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

16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.

17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not turn about as the creatures went.

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

19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.

20 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 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 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expanse, sparkling like ice, and awesome.

23 Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.

24 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 Then there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood with lowered wings.

26 Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.

27 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 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.

Cross References for Ezekiel 1:4-28

Job 38:1 - The Lord Speaks Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm. He said: Click to read the verse Job 38:1 Click to read the verse Job 38:1

Isaiah 19:1 - A Prophecy About Egypt An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud and is ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 19:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 19:1

Psalms 50:3 - Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. Click to read the verse Psalms 50:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 50:3

Exodus 24:16-17 - and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, ... Click to read the verse Exodus 24:16-17 Click to read the verse Exodus 24:16-17

Deuteronomy 4:11-12 - You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heave... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:11-12 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:11-12

2 Chronicles 7:1-3 - The Dedication of the Temple When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and cons... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:1-3

Hebrews 12:29 - for our “God is a consuming fire.” Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:29 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:29

Exodus 19:16-18 - On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mo... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16-18 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16-18

Ezekiel 1:27 - I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fi... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:27 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:27

1 Kings 19:11 - The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is a... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:11 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:11

Isaiah 6:2 - Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:2

Jeremiah 6:1 - Jerusalem Under Siege “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trum... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:1

1 Kings 22:17 - Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:17 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:17

Revelation 14:1 - The Lamb and the 144,000 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zio... Click to read the verse Revelation 14:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 14:1

Jeremiah 25:9 - I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” decl... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9

Habakkuk 3:3-5 - God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3-5 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3-5

Psalms 104:3-4 - and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and r... Click to read the verse Psalms 104:3-4 Click to read the verse Psalms 104:3-4

Jeremiah 23:19 - See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:19

Isaiah 21:1 - A Prophecy Against Babylon An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping... Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:1

Habakkuk 1:8-9 - Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops head... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:8-9 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:8-9

Jeremiah 1:13-14 - The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot, tilting away fr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:13-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:13-14

Nahum 1:3-6 - The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. Hi... Click to read the verse Nahum 1:3-6 Click to read the verse Nahum 1:3-6

2 Chronicles 5:13-1 - The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to th... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 5:13-1 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 5:13-1

Jeremiah 1:14 - The Lord said to me, “From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:14

Revelation 1:15 - His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing wat... Click to read the verse Revelation 1:15 Click to read the verse Revelation 1:15

Jeremiah 4:6 - Raise the signal to go to Zion! Flee for safety without delay! For I am bringing disaster from ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:6

Jeremiah 25:32 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Look! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a migh... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:32

Psalms 18:11-13 - He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:11-13 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:11-13

Ezekiel 10:8-9 - (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like the hands of a man.) Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:8-9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:8-9

Ezekiel 10:2-4 - The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill y... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:2-4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:2-4

Psalms 97:2-3 - Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his thr... Click to read the verse Psalms 97:2-3 Click to read the verse Psalms 97:2-3

Ezekiel 8:2 - I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man. From what appeared to be his waist down he was... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:2

Zechariah 6:6 - The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:6 Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:6