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1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
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In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),
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On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
3 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.
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the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the LORD was on him.
4 As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.
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I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,
5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,
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and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human,
6 but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
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but each of them had four faces and four wings.
7 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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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 human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:
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Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings,
9 their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.
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and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
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