I.
Introduction
1:1-3
Ezek. 1
:1
1:1
Now in the
1thirtieth year, in the fourth
month, on the fifth of the month, while I was among the captives by the
2river Chebar, the
3heavens were
aopened and I saw
4bvisions of God.
Ezek. 1
:2
1:2
On the fifth of the month (it was the
1fifth year of King
aJehoiachin’s captivity)
Ezek. 1
:3
1:3
The 1word of Jehovah came expressly to
2Ezekiel the
3priest, the son of
2Buzi, in the land of the
4Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the
5ahand of Jehovah was upon him there.
II.
The vision of the form of Jehovah's glory for His appearance, His movement and His governance
1:4-28
A.
The wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum
v. 4
Ezek. 1
:4
1:4
And I looked, and there came a
astorm 1wind from the
2bnorth, a great
3ccloud and a
4fire flashing incessantly; and there was a brightness around it, and from the midst of it there was
something like the sight of
5delectrum, from the midst of the fire.
B.
The four living creatures
vv. 5-14
Ezek. 1
:5
1:5
And from the midst of it
there came the likeness of
1four aliving creatures. And this was their appearance: They had the likeness of a
2bman.
Ezek. 1
:6
1:6
And every one had four
1afaces, and every one of them had four
2bwings.
Ezek. 1
:7
1:7
And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a
acalf’s
1foot; and they sparkled like the sight of burnished
bbronze.
Ezek. 1
:8
1:8
And the
1ahands of a man were under their wings on their four sides. And the four of them had their faces and their wings
thus:
Ezek. 1
:9
1:9
Their awings were
1joined one to another; they did not
bturn as they went; each went
2straight forward.
Ezek. 1
:10
1:10
As for the likeness of their faces,
they had the face of a
1aman; and the four of them had the face of a
blion on the right side, and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four of them had the face of an eagle.
Ezek. 1
:11
1:11
1And thus their faces were. And their wings were spread out upward; two
wings of each were
2joined one to another, and
atwo 3covered their bodies.
Ezek. 1
:12
1:12
And each
awent 1straight forward; wherever the
2Spirit was to
bgo, they went; they did not turn as they went.
Ezek. 1
:13
1:13
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their
aappearance was like burning
1coals of fire, like the appearance of torches;
2the fire went to and fro among the living creatures, and the fire was
3bright; and out of the fire went forth
4lightning.
Ezek. 1
:14
1:14
And the living creatures
1ran ato and fro like the appearance of a
blightning bolt.
C.
The high and awesome wheels
vv. 15-21
Ezek. 1
:15
1:15
And as I watched the living creatures, I saw a
1awheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for
each of their four
2faces.
Ezek. 1
:16
1:16
The aappearance of the wheels and their workmanship were like the sight of
1bberyl. And the four of them had
2one likeness; that is, their appearance and their workmanship were as it were
3a wheel within a wheel.
Ezek. 1
:17
1:17
Whenever they went, they went in their
1four directions; they did not turn as they went.
Ezek. 1
:18
1:18
As for their rims, they were
1high and they were
1awesome; and the rims of the four of them were full of
2aeyes all around.
Ezek. 1
:19
1:19
And whenever the living creatures
1awent, the wheels went beside them; and whenever the living creatures were lifted up above the earth, the wheels were lifted up
also.
Ezek. 1
:20
1:20
Wherever the
1Spirit was to
ago,
2they went — wherever the Spirit was to go. And the wheels were lifted up alongside
2them, for the
1Spirit of the living creature was in the
bwheels.
Ezek. 1
:21
1:21
Whenever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still; and whenever those were lifted up above the earth, the wheels were lifted up alongside them; for the Spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
D.
The expanse like the sight of awesome crystal
vv. 22-25
Ezek. 1
:22
1:22
And over the heads of the living creature there was the likeness of an
1aexpanse, like the sight of awesome
bcrystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Ezek. 1
:23
1:23
And under the expanse
one pair of their wings went
1straight out, one toward the other; each had
another pair
2covering their bodies on this side and on that side.
Ezek. 1
:24
1:24
And I heard the
asound of their wings, like the sound of great
bwaters, like the
1voice of the Almighty, as they went;
it was the sound of a tumult, like the sound of an army. Whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
Ezek. 1
:25
1:25
And there was a
1voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood still, they dropped their wings.
E.
The man on the throne
vv. 26-28
Ezek. 1
:26
1:26
And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a
1athrone, like the appearance of a
2bsapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a
3man, above it.
Ezek. 1
:27
1:27
aThen I saw
something like the sight of
1electrum, like the appearance of fire encased all around, from the appearance of His loins and upward; and from the appearance of His loins and downward, I saw
something like the appearance of
1fire. And there was brightness all around Him.
Ezek. 1
:28
1:28
Like the appearance of the
1arainbow that is in the cloud on a day of rain, such was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw
it, I
bfell on my face and I heard the voice of someone speaking.
