📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 1 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass Rin the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the Tcaptives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Ezekiel 1:2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
Ezekiel 1:3 The Rword of the LORD came expressly unto TEzekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Ezekiel 1:4 And I looked, and, behold, Ra whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire Tinfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Ezekiel 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
Ezekiel 1:6 RAnd every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Ezekiel 1:7 And their feet were Tstraight feet; and the sole of their feet was Rlike the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
Ezekiel 1:8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Ezekiel 1:9 Their wings were Rjoined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 1:10 As Rfor the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 1:11 Thus were their faces: Rand their wings were Tstretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:12 And Rthey went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
Ezekiel 1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel 1:14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ezekiel 1:15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold Rone wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
Ezekiel 1:16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto Rthe colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
Ezekiel 1:17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: Rand they turned not when they went.
Ezekiel 1:18 As for their rings, Rthey were so high that they were dreadful; Tand their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
Ezekiel 1:19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Ezekiel 1:20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: Rfor the spirit Tof the living creature was in the wheels.
Ezekiel 1:21 RWhen those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit Tof the living creature was in the wheels.
Ezekiel 1:22 And Rthe likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Ezekiel 1:23 And under the firmament were Rtheir wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, Rlike the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:26 RAnd above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Ezekiel 1:27 And I saw Ras the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. RThis was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 1:1–10 — A vision among the captives
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Beside Chebar, Ezekiel receives the Lord’s word and sees a storm, brightness, and four living creatures. Human, lion, ox, and eagle faces introduce a vision whose repeated likeness language approaches divine glory with care.
Key Truth: Read the vision with reverence and attention.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Also out of the midst thereof ____ the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their …” (Ezekiel 1:5)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And every one had ____ faces, and every one had four wings.” (Ezekiel 1:6)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “As for the ____ of their faces, they four had the face of a …” (Ezekiel 1:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 1:11–19 — Living creatures and coordinated wheels
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Wings, fire, lightning, and wheels describe movement in the vision. The creatures and wheels move together rather than independently, portraying ordered motion directed by the spirit.
Key Truth: Follow the vision’s stated relationships rather than speculative guesses.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two …” (Ezekiel 1:11)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Now as I ____ the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by …” (Ezekiel 1:15)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:15 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash …” (Ezekiel 1:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:14 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 1:20–28 — A throne and the likeness of the Lord’s glory
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The spirit, expansive firmament, wing sounds, sapphire-like throne, and radiant human-like appearance build toward the Lord’s glory. Ezekiel falls on his face and hears a voice speaking.
Key Truth: Let the revelation of glory lead to humble listening.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Whithersoever the ____ was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to …” (Ezekiel 1:20)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:20 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And when they ____ , I heard the noise of their wings, like the …” (Ezekiel 1:24)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:24 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the ____ of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the …” (Ezekiel 1:26)
Find it in Ezekiel 1:26 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 6:1 — Isaiah also receives a throne vision leading to a prophetic calling.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can reverence help you listen more carefully to God’s word?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 1:1–10 (A vision among the captives) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 1:11–19 (Living creatures and coordinated wheels) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 1:20–28 (A throne and the likeness of the Lord’s glory) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What governs the coordinated movement of creatures and wheels?
5. How does Ezekiel respond to the vision’s culmination?
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