Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 1:1 (show verse)
And it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Chebar » A river of mesopotamia
Ezekiel » Time of his prophecy
Heaven » The physical heavens
Heavenly » Nature's praise » Vision
Israel » Captivity of » Beside the chebar river
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Chebar
Rivers » Chebar
Time » Eras from which, computed » The captivity
Vision » Earthly, a source of temptation » Heavenly vision, beholds the glory of things to come
Ezekiel » Time of his prophecy
Heaven » The physical heavens
Heavenly » Nature's praise » Vision
Israel » Captivity of » Beside the chebar river
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Chebar
Rivers » Chebar
Time » Eras from which, computed » The captivity
Vision » Earthly, a source of temptation » Heavenly vision, beholds the glory of things to come
Ezekiel 1:2 (show verse)
On the fifth of the month, the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ezekiel 1:3 (show verse)
Coming the Word of Jehovah became known to Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar. And the hand of Jehovah was on him there.
Buzzi » Father of ezekiel
Chebar » A river of mesopotamia
Ezekiel » Time of his prophecy
God's word » Divinely inspired
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring the word
Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Ezekiel
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Divinely inspired
Vision » Of ezekiel » Of the glory of God
Chebar » A river of mesopotamia
Ezekiel » Time of his prophecy
God's word » Divinely inspired
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring the word
Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Ezekiel
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Divinely inspired
Vision » Of ezekiel » Of the glory of God
Ezekiel 1:4 (show verse)
And I looked, and behold, a windstorm came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire flashing itself, and a brightness to it all around, and out of its midst, like the color of polished bronze out of the middle of the fire.
Amber » A vegetable fossil
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To ezekiel
Whirlwind » General references to
Whirlwind » Sometimes came from the north
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of divine judgments
Whirlwind » From the north
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To ezekiel
Whirlwind » General references to
Whirlwind » Sometimes came from the north
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of divine judgments
Whirlwind » From the north
Ezekiel 1:5 (show verse)
Also out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was how they looked; they had the likeness of a man.
Ezekiel 1:6 (show verse)
And four faces were to each, and four wings to each.
Ezekiel 1:7 (show verse)
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like the color of burnished copper.
Ezekiel 1:8 (show verse)
And the hands of a man extended from under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings,
Ezekiel 1:9 (show verse)
joining each one to the other by their wings. They did not turn in their going; each one went toward the front of their face.
Ezekiel 1:10 (show verse)
And the likeness of their faces: the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side to the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side to the four of them; and the face of an eagle to the four of them.
Ezekiel 1:11 (show verse)
So their faces were. And their wings were stretched upward; to each, the two wings of each one were joined; and two wings covered their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:12 (show verse)
And each went toward the front of their faces. To where the spirit was to go, there they went; they did not turn in their going.
Ezekiel 1:13 (show verse)
And the likeness of the living creatures: they looked like burning coals of fire; like the appearance of torches. It was continually circling among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel 1:14 (show verse)
And the living creatures kept running and returning, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ezekiel 1:15 (show verse)
And as I looked at the living creatures, behold, one wheel was on the earth by the living creatures, with its four faces.
Ezekiel 1:16 (show verse)
The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was the color of beryl, and the four of them had one likeness. And their appearance and their workmanship was like a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
Ezekiel 1:17 (show verse)
When they went, they went on their four sides; and they did not turn when they went.
Ezekiel 1:18 (show verse)
And their rims: they were even high; they were even awesome. And their rims were full of eyes all around the four of them.
Ezekiel 1:19 (show verse)
And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels went beside them; and in the lifting up of the living creatures from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Ezekiel 1:20 (show verse)
Wherever the spirit was to go, there they went; there the spirit was to go, and the wheels were lifted up along with them. For the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
Ezekiel 1:21 (show verse)
In their going, these went; and in their standing still, these stood still. And in their lifting up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them. For the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
Ezekiel 1:22 (show verse)
And there was a likeness over the heads of the living creature; an expanse, like the color of awesome crystal stretched out over their heads from above.
Ezekiel 1:23 (show verse)
And under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other. Each one had two wings covering on this side, and to each two covering on that side of their bodies.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 1:24 (show verse)
And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, in their going was the sound of tumult, like the sound of an army. In their standing still, they let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:25 (show verse)
And there was a voice from the expanse which was over their heads, in their standing still, and they let down their wings.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 1:26 (show verse)
And from above the expanse that was over their heads was a likeness like a sapphire stone, the likeness of a throne. And on the likeness of the throne was a likeness looking like a man on it from above.
Ezekiel 1:27 (show verse)
And I saw Him looking like the color of polished bronze, looking like fire all around within it. From the likeness of His loins even upward, and from the likeness of His loins even downward, I saw Him, looking like fire, and it had brightness all around.
Ezekiel 1:28 (show verse)
As the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain looks, so the brightness all around looked. This was how the likeness of the glory of Jehovah looked. And I saw. And I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.