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As I looked ,
behold ,
a stormy wind came out of the north ,
and a great cloud ,
with brightness round about it ,
and fire flashing forth continually ,
and in the midst of the fire ,
as it were gleaming bronze .
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And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures .
And this was their appearance :
they had the form of men ,
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but each had four faces ,
and each of them had four wings .
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Their legs were straight ,
and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf '
s foot ;
and they sparkled like burnished bronze .
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Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands .
And the four had their faces and their wings thus :
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their wings touched one another ;
they went every one straight forward ,
without turning as they went .
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As for the likeness of their faces ,
each had the face of a man in front ;
the four had the face of a lion on the right side ,
the four had the face of an ox on the left side ,
and the four had the face of an eagle at the back .
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Such were their faces .
And their wings were spread out above ;
each creature had two wings ,
each of which touched the wing of another ,
while two covered their bodies .
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And each went straight forward ;
wherever the spirit would go ,
they went ,
without turning as they went .
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In the midst of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire ,
like torches moving to and fro 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 darted to and fro ,
like a flash of lightning .