Ezekiel 1:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
3 The word of the Lord came unto Ezekiel the Priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, where the [a]hand of the Lord was upon him.
4 And I looked, and behold, a [b]whirlwind came out of the North, a great cloud and a fire wrapped about it, and a brightness was about it, and in the midst thereof, to wit, in the midst of the fire came out as the likeness of [c]amber.
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of [d]four beasts, and this was their form: they had the appearance of a man,
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- Ezekiel 1:3 That is, the spirit of prophecy, as Ezek. 3:22 and 37:1.
- Ezekiel 1:4 By this diversity of words he signifieth the fearful judgment of God and the great afflictions that should come upon Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 1:4 Or, pale fellow.
- Ezekiel 1:5 Which were the four Cherubims that represented the glory of God, as Ezek. 3:23.
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