Ezekiel 1:4-12

4As I looked, I saw a storm coming from the north. There was an immense cloud with flashing lightning surrounded by a bright light. The middle of the lightning looked like glowing metal.

5In the center of the cloud I saw what looked like four living creatures. They were shaped like humans,

6but each of them had four faces and four wings.

7Their legs were straight, their feet were like those of calves, and they glittered like polished bronze.

8They had human hands under their wings on each of their four sides. All four of them had faces and wings.

9Their wings touched each other. The creatures went straight ahead, and they did not turn as they moved.

10Their faces looked like this: From the front, each creature had the face of a human. From the right, each one had the face of a lion. From the left, each one had the face of a bull. And from the back, each one had the face of an eagle.

11That is what their faces looked like. Their wings were spread out, pointing upward. Each creature had two wings with which they touched each other. The other two wings covered their bodies.

12Each of the creatures went straight ahead. They went wherever their spirit wanted to go, and they didn’t turn as they moved.