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Ezekiel 1:3-5
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Ezekiel 1:3-5
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3 The ·Lord spoke his word [L word of the Lord came] to Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar ·River [Canal; 1:1]. There ·he felt the power of the Lord [L the hand of the Lord was on him].
4 When I looked, I saw a ·stormy wind [windstorm] coming from the north [C storms often represent the presence of God; Jer. 23:19]. There was a great cloud with ·a bright light [or lightning flashing] around it and ·fire flashing out of [or brightness all around] it. Something that looked like glowing ·metal [or amber] was in the center of the fire. 5 Inside ·the cloud [or the fire; L its midst] was what looked like four living creatures [Rev. 4:6–8], who ·were shaped like [had the appearance of] humans,
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Ezekiel 1:3-5
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Ezekiel 1:3-5
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3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(A) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(B)
4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm(C) coming out of the north(D)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,(E) 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(F) In appearance their form was human,(G)
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- Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
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