3. The Lord spoke his word to Ezekiel son of Buzi. This was in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar River. There he felt the power of the Lord.
4. When I looked, I saw a stormy wind coming from the north. There was a great cloud with a bright light around it. Fire was flashing out of it. And there was something that looked like glowing metal in the center of the fire.
5. Inside the cloud were what looked like four living creatures. They were shaped like men.
6. Each of them had four faces. And each of them had four wings.
7. Their legs were straight. Their feet were like a calf’s hooves. And they sparkled like polished bronze.
8. The living creatures had men’s hands. They were under their wings on their four sides. All four of them had faces and wings.