Ezekiel:1-2
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Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year ,
in the fourth month ,
in the fifth day of the month ,
as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar ,
that the heavens were opened ,
and I saw visions of God .
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In the fifth day of the month ,
which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin '
s captivity ,
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The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest ,
the son of Buzi ,
in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar ;
and the hand of the LORD was there upon him .
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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 .
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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 .
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And every one had four faces ,
and every one had four wings .
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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 .
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And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides ;
and they four had their faces and their wings .
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Their wings were joined one to another ;
they turned not when they went ;
they went every one straight forward .
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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 .
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Thus were their faces :
and their wings were stretched upward ;
two wings of every one were joined one to another ,
and two covered their bodies .
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And they went every one straight forward :
whither the spirit was to go ,
they went ;
and they turned not when they went .
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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 .
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And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning .
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Now as I beheld the living creatures ,
behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures ,
with his four faces .
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The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl :
and they four had one likeness :
and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel .
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When they went ,
they went upon their four sides :
and they turned not when they went .
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As for their rings ,
they were so high that they were dreadful ;
and their rings were full of eyes round about them four .
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And when the living creatures went ,
the wheels went by them :
and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth ,
the wheels were lifted up .
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Whithersoever the spirit was to go ,
they went ,
thither was their spirit to go ;
and the wheels were lifted up over against them :
for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels .
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When those went ,
these went ;
and when those stood ,
these stood ;
and when those were lifted up from the earth ,
the wheels were lifted up over against them :
for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels .
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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal ,
stretched forth over their heads above .
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And under the firmament were their wings straight ,
the one toward the other :
every one had two ,
which covered on this side ,
and every one had two ,
which covered on that side ,
their bodies .
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And when they went ,
I heard the noise of their wings ,
like the noise of great waters ,
as the voice of the Almighty ,
the voice of speech ,
as the noise of an host :
when they stood ,
they let down their wings .
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And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads ,
when they stood ,
and had let down their wings .
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And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne ,
as the appearance of a sapphire stone :
and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it .
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And I saw as the colour of amber ,
as the appearance of fire round about within it ,
from the appearance of his loins even upward ,
and from the appearance of his loins even downward ,
I saw as it were the appearance of fire ,
and it had brightness round about .
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain ,
so was the appearance of the brightness round about .
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD .
And when I saw it ,
I fell upon my face ,
and I heard a voice of one that spake .
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And he said unto me ,
Son of man ,
stand upon thy feet ,
and I will speak unto thee .
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And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me ,
and set me upon my feet ,
that I heard him that spake unto me .
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And he said unto me ,
Son of man ,
I send thee to the children of Israel ,
to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me :
they and their fathers have transgressed against me ,
even unto this very day .
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For they are impudent children and stiffhearted .
I do send thee unto them ;
and thou shalt say unto them ,
Thus saith the Lord GOD .
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And they ,
whether they will hear ,
or whether they will forbear , (
for they are a rebellious house ,)
yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them .
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And thou ,
son of man ,
be not afraid of them ,
neither be afraid of their words ,
though briers and thorns be with thee ,
and thou dost dwell among scorpions :
be not afraid of their words ,
nor be dismayed at their looks ,
though they be a rebellious house .
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And thou shalt speak my words unto them ,
whether they will hear ,
or whether they will forbear :
for they are most rebellious .
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But thou ,
son of man ,
hear what I say unto thee ;
Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house :
open thy mouth ,
and eat that I give thee .
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And when I looked ,
behold ,
an hand was sent unto me ;
and ,
lo ,
a roll of a book was therein ;
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And he spread it before me ;
and it was written within and without :
and there was written therein lamentations ,
and mourning ,
and woe .
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Moreover he said unto me ,
Son of man ,
eat that thou findest ;
eat this roll ,
and go speak unto the house of Israel .