1 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens opened, and I saw divine visions.--
2 On the fifth day of the month, the fifth year, that is, of King Jehoiachin's exile,
3 the word of the LORD came to the priest Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar.--There the hand of the LORD came upon me.
4 As I looked, a stormwind came from the North, a huge cloud with flashing fire (enveloped in brightness), from the midst of which (the midst of the fire) something gleamed like electrum.
5 Within it were figures resembling four living creatures that looked like this: their form was human,
6 but each had four faces and four wings,
7 and their legs went straight down; the soles of their feet were round. They sparkled with a gleam like burnished bronze.
8 Human hands were under their wings, and the wings of one touched those of another.
9 Their faces (and their wings) looked out on all their four sides; they did not turn when they moved, but each went straight forward.
10 Their faces were like this: each of the four had the face of a man, but on the right side was the face of a lion, and on the left side the face of an ox, and finally each had the face of an eagle.
11 Each had two wings spread out above so that they touched one another's, while the other two wings of each covered his body.
12 (Each went straight forward; wherever the spirit wished to go, there they went; they did not turn when they moved.)
13 In among the living creatures something like burning coals of fire could be seen; they seemed like torches, moving to and fro among the living creatures. The fire gleamed, and from it came forth flashes of lightning.
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw wheels on the ground, one beside each of the four living creatures.
16 The wheels had the sparkling appearance of chrysolite, and all four of them looked the same: they were constructed as though one wheel were within another.
17 They could move in any of the four directions they faced, without veering as they moved.
18 The four of them had rims, and I saw that their rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels moved with them; and when the living creatures were raised from the ground, the wheels also were raised.
20 Wherever the spirit wished to go, there the wheels went, and they were raised together with the living creatures; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 Over the heads of the living creatures, something like a firmament could be seen, seeming like glittering crystal, stretched straight out above their heads.
23 Beneath the firmament their wings were stretched out, one toward the other. (Each of them had two covering his body.)
24 Then I heard the sound of their wings, like the roaring of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty. When they moved, the sound of the tumult was like the din of an army. (And when they stood still, they lowered their wings.)
26 Above the firmament over their heads something like a throne could be seen, looking like sapphire. Upon it was seated, up above, one who had the appearance of a man.
27 Upward from what resembled his waist I saw what gleamed like electrum; downward from what resembled his waist I saw what looked like fire; he was surrounded with splendor.
28 Like the bow which appears in the clouds on a rainy day was the splendor that surrounded him. Such was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I had seen it, I fell upon my face and heard a voice that said to me:
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 1:
Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the book of Ezekiel, in which the prophet describes an impressive view of God's glory in a car of fire. The chapter includes many impressive details, such as the four living creatures, the wheels full of eyes, and the bright light that surrounded everything. Below are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics covered in Ezekiel 1:
Revelation 4:6-7: "And there was before the throne as a sea of glass, similar to the crystal. And in the middle of the throne, and around the throne, four animals full of eyes, on and behind. First animal was a lion -like, and the second animal similar to a calf, and the third animal had the face as a man, and the fourth animal was similar to a flying eagle. " This verse describes the four living creatures, which are similar to those Ezekiel has seen in his vision.
Isaiah 6:1-4: "In the year when King Uzziah died, I also saw to the Lord sitting on a high and sublime throne; and his entourage filled the temple. Serafins were over him; each had six wings; With two covered their faces, and with two covered their feet, and with two flew. And they cried to each other, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory. " This verse describes another impressive view of the glory of God, which also includes wings creatures.
Exodus 3:2-3: "And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in the middle of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned in the fire, and the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, Now: now I will turn there, and will see this great vision, because the bush does not burn. " This verse describes another impressive view of the divine presence in a flame of fire.
Daniel 7:9-10: "I was looking at some thrones, and an elder of days was settled; his clothes were white like snow, and the hair in his head like pure wool; his throne was of fire, and his wheels were burning fire. A river of fire managed and left him; thousands of thousands served him, and myriads of myriads were before him; the judgment was based, and the books opened ". This verse describes another impressive view of the divine presence in a throne of fire.
1 Kings 22:19: "Then Micaiah said, Therefore he hears the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and the whole army of heaven was around him, his right hand and to his left." This verse presents a vision of Micaiah about the heavenly throne and the heavenly army present around the throne. This vision can be related to the vision Ezekiel had in the first chapter of his book, where he describes a view of the heavenly throne and living beings around him.
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