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a message from[a] the Lord came directly to Buzi’s son Ezekiel,[b] the priest, by the Chebar River in the land of the Chaldeans.[c] The hand of the Lord rested upon him there.

I was amazed to see a wind storm blow[d] in from the north, consisting of[e] a massive cloud and fire that was flashing back and forth, surrounded by bright light. From deep within the cloud,[f] something was shining that appeared to have a color like bronze that had been placed in fire until it glowed.

The Vision of the Four Beings

Deep inside it, the likenesses of four living beings were visible. Their appearances were similar to human forms,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:3 Lit. the word of
  2. Ezekiel 1:3 The Heb. name Ezekiel means My strengthener is God
  3. Ezekiel 1:3 I.e. Aramaic speaking people of southern Mesopotamia; or magi-astrologers; and so throughout the book
  4. Ezekiel 1:4 Lit. come
  5. Ezekiel 1:4 The Heb. lacks consisting of
  6. Ezekiel 1:4 Lit. within it