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.
9 And their wings touched each other. The living creatures did not turn when they moved. Each went straight ahead.