Ezekiel 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 1:5

3 the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and ^athe hand of the Lord was upon him there.

4 Then I looked, and behold, ^aa whirlwind was coming ^bout of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

5 ^aAlso from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And ^bthis was their appearance: they had ^cthe likeness of a man.

6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.

7 Their¹ legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled ^alike the color of burnished bronze.

8 ^aThe hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings.

9 Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight ^aforward.

10 As for ^athe likeness of their faces, each ^bhad the face of a man; each of the four had ^cthe face of a lion on the right side, ^deach of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, ^eand each of the four had the face of an eagle.

11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and ^atwo covered their bodies.

12 And ^aeach one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.

13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, ^alike the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning.

14 And the living creatures ran back and forth, ^ain appearance like a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, ^aa wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces.

16 ^aThe appearance of the wheels and their workings was ^blike the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 1:5

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American Standard Version
And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

Amplified® Bible
And out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures [or cherubim]. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man,

Contemporary English Version
and in that center I saw what looked like four living creatures. They were somewhat like humans,

Darby English Version
Also out of the midst thereof, the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

Good News Bible
At the center of the storm I saw what looked like four living creatures in human form,

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form.

New International Version
and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man,

New King James Version
Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Within it I saw figures resembling four living beings And this I noted as their appearance: they had human form.

Revised Standard Version
And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the form of men,

Young's Literal Translation
And out of its midst `is' a likeness of four living creatures, and this `is' their appearance; a likeness of man `is' to them,

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