Ezekiel 1:12-28

12And 1each went straight forward; 2wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 133In the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of 4fire, 5like torches moving among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was 6flashing from the fire. 14And the living beings 7ran back and forth like bolts of 8lightning.

15Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one 9wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for 10each of the four of them. 16The 11appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like 12sparkling 13topaz, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if 14one wheel were within another. 17Whenever they 15moved, they 16moved in any of their four 17directions without 18turning as they 19moved. 18As for their rims, they were high and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were 2021covered with eyes all around. 1922Whenever the living beings 23moved, the wheels 24moved with them. And whenever the living beings 25rose from the earth, the wheels rose also. 2026Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction27. And the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living 28beings was in the wheels. 2129Whenever those went, they went; and whenever those stopped, they stopped. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living 30beings was in the wheels.

22Now 31over the heads of the living 32beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads. 23Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had 33two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other. 24And I also heard the sound of their wings, like the 34sound of abundant waters as they went, like the 35voice of 36the Almighty, a sound of a crowd like the 37sound of an army camp; whenever they stopped, they let down their wings. 25And a voice came from above the 38expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they let down their wings.

26Now 39above the expanse that was over their heads there was something 40resembling a throne, like 4142lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a 43man. 27Then I 44noticed from the appearance of His waist and upward something 45like gleaming 46metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. 28Like the appearance of the 47rainbow 48in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the 49glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I 50fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.