Ezekiel · Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ezekiel 1 Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was in the midst of the captivity by the river of Chebar; and the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

1 Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth day of the month; this was the fifth year of the captivity of King Jehoiachin.

2 In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,

3 And the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river of Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was upon me.

3 Yahweh’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and Yahweh’s hand was there on him.

4 And I looked, and, behold, a sweeping wind came from the north, and a great cloud on it, and [there was] brightness round about it, and gleaming fire, and in the midst of it as it were the appearance of amber in the midst of the fire, and brightness in it.

4 I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.

5 And in the midst as it were the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; the likeness of a man was upon them.

5 Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.

6 And each one [had] four faces, and each one [had] four wings.

6 Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

7 And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and [there were] sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.

7 Their feet were straight feet. The sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.

8 And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.

8 They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:

9 And the faces of them four turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

9 Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.

10 And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right to the four; and the face of a calf on the left to the four; and the face of an eagle to the four.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle.

11 And the four had their wings spread out above; each one [had] two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.

11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

12 And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.

12 Each one went straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They didn’t turn when they went.

13 And in the midst of the living creatures [there was] an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.

13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire. 14 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 And I looked, and, behold, the four [had each] one wheel on the ground near the living creatures.

15 Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

16 And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in a wheel.

16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl. The four of them had one likeness. Their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 They went on their four sides: they turned not as they went;

17 When they went, they went in their four directions. They didn’t turn when they went.

18 neither did their backs [turn]: and they were high: and I beheld them, and the backs of them four were full of eyes round about.

18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures lifted themselves off the earth, the wheels were lifted off.

19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. When the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 Wherever the cloud happened to be, there was the spirit ready to go: the wheels went and were lifted up with them; because the spirit of life was in the wheels.

20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went. The spirit was to go there. The wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 When those went, [the wheels] went; and when those stood, [the wheels] stood; and when those lifted themselves off the earth, they were lifted off with them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.

21 When those went, these went. When those stood, these stood. When those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures was as a firmament, as the appearance of crystal, spread out over their wings above.

22 Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above.

23 And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two [wings] to each, covering their bodies.

23 Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side.

24 And I heard the sound of their wings when they went, as the sound of much water: and when they stood, their wings were let down.

24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood, they let down their wings.

25 And lo! a voice from above the firmament

25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

26 that was over their head, [there was] as the appearance of a sapphire stone, [and] the likeness of a throne upon it: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.

26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

27 And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber from the appearance of the loins and upward, and from the appearance of the loins and under I saw an appearance of fire, and the brightness thereof round about.

27 I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

28 As the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud in days of rain, so was the form of the brightness round about.

28 As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of Yahweh’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

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Buzi
Father of Ezekiel
Named as the father of the priest Ezekiel.
Cited in the guide: Ezekiel 1:3
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Ezekiel
Priest-prophet in Babylon
The priest, son of Buzi, among the exiles by the Chebar Canal to whom the word of the LORD came.
Cited in the guide: Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 24:24
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Quotes verse 1:28 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)
He saw the likeness of the glory of the Lord; not the Lord Himself, but the likeness of His glory, not the glory itself, as it really is.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Quotes verse 1:6–11 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)
… Ezekiel the Prophet even made a description of them, as far as was possible, saying that every one has four faces, one of a man, another of a lion, another of an eagle, and another of a calf; and that each one had six wings, and they had eyes on all sides; and that under each one was a …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

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