³ the ^(A)word of ^[a]Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the ^(B)land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there ^(C)the hand of Yahweh came upon him.)

⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a ^(D)storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light all around it, and in its midst something like the gleam of ^(E)glowing metal in the midst of the fire. ⁵ And within it there were figures with the likeness of ^(F)four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the ^(G)likeness of a man.