Ezekiel 1:4-14

Ezekiel 1:4-14

[4] And I looked,  and, behold, a whirlwind  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 colour  of amber,  out of the midst  of the fire.  [5] Also out of the midst  thereof came the likeness  of four  living creatures.  And this was their appearance;  they  had the likeness  of a man.  [6] And 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  like the colour  of burnished  brass.  [8] 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] Their wings  were joined  one  to another;  they turned  every one  straight  forward.  [10] As for the likeness  of their faces,  they 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.  [11] Thus were their faces:  and their wings  were stretched  upward;  two  wings of every one  were joined  one  and two  covered  their bodies.  [12] every one  straight  forward:  whither the spirit  and they turned  [13] As for the likeness  of the living creatures,  their appearance  was like burning  coals  of fire,  and like the appearance  of lamps:  it went up and down  among the living creatures;  and the fire  was bright,  and out of the fire  went forth  lightning.  [14] And the living creatures  ran  and returned  as the appearance  of a flash of lightning.