Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 1:1 (show verse)
Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, 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 in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,
Ezekiel 1:3 (show verse)
the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the Lord came upon him.)
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)
As I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst 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)
Within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form.
Ezekiel 1:6 (show verse)
Each of them had four faces and four wings.
Ezekiel 1:7 (show verse)
Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze.
Ezekiel 1:8 (show verse)
Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,
Ezekiel 1:9 (show verse)
their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward.
Ezekiel 1:10 (show verse)
As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 1:11 (show verse)
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:12 (show verse)
And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went.
Ezekiel 1:13 (show verse)
Ezekiel 1:14 (show verse)
And the living beings ran to and fro like bolts of lightning.
Ezekiel 1:15 (show verse)
Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.
Ezekiel 1:16 (show verse)
The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another.
Ezekiel 1:17 (show verse)
Whenever they moved, they moved in any of their four directions without turning as they moved.
Ezekiel 1:18 (show verse)
As for their rims they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were full of eyes round about.
Ezekiel 1:19 (show verse)
Ezekiel 1:20 (show verse)
Ezekiel 1:21 (show verse)
Ezekiel 1:22 (show verse)
Now over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads.
Ezekiel 1:23 (show verse)
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 1:24 (show verse)
I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of abundant waters as they went, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
Ezekiel 1:25 (show verse)
And there came a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 1:26 (show verse)
Now above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, like lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.
Ezekiel 1:27 (show verse)
Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him.
Ezekiel 1:28 (show verse)
As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.