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Ezekiel 1:5-14

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.

Cross References for Ezekiel 1:5-14

Ezekiel 10:20 - These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:20 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:20

Ezekiel 1:26 - Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:26 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:26

Revelation 6:6 - Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of whe... Click to read the verse Revelation 6:6 Click to read the verse Revelation 6:6

Revelation 4:6-8 - Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the cent... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:6-8 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:6-8

Ezekiel 10:15 - Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the Kebar River. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:15 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:15