3. the word of the Lord came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. And the Lord’s hand was on him there.
4. I looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
5. The form of four living creatures came from it. And this was their appearance: They had human form,
6. but each of them had four faces and four wings.
7. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.
8. They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. All four of them had faces and wings.
9. Their wings were touching. The creatures did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.