Old/New Testament
Ezekiel
1 1 The time wherein Ezekiel prophesied, in what place. 3 His kindred. 5 The vision of the four beasts. 26 The vision of the throne.
1 It came to pass in the [a]thirtieth year in the fourth month, and in the fifth day of the month (as I was among the captives by the river [b]Chebar) that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of [c]GOD.
2 In the fifth day of the month (which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity)
3 The word of the Lord came unto Ezekiel the Priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, where the [d]hand of the Lord was upon him.
4 And I looked, and behold, a [e]whirlwind came out of the North, a great cloud and a fire wrapped about it, and a brightness was about it, and in the midst thereof, to wit, in the midst of the fire came out as the likeness of [f]amber.
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of [g]four beasts, and this was their form: they had the appearance of a man,
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the soles of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of bright brass.
8 And the hands of a man came out from under their wings in the four parts of them, and they four had their faces, and their wings.
9 They where [h]joined by their wings one to another, and when they went forth, they returned not, but every one went straight forward.
10 And the similitude of their faces was as [i]the face of a man: and they four had the face of a lion on the right side, and they four had the face of a bullock on the left side: they four also had the face of an Eagle.
11 Thus were their faces: but their wings were spread out above: two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And every one went straight forward: they went whither their [j]spirit led them, and they returned not when they went forth.
13 The similitude also of the beasts, and their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: for the fire ran among the beasts, and the fire gave a glister, and out of the fire there went lightning.
14 And the beasts ran, and [k]returned like unto lightning.
15 Now as I beheld the beasts, behold, a wheel appeared upon the earth by the beasts, having four faces.
16 The fashion of the wheels and their work was like unto a [l]Chrysolite: and they four had one form, and their fashion and their work was as one wheel in another wheel.
17 When they went, they went upon their four sides, and they returned not when they went.
18 They had also [m]rings, and height, and were fearful to behold, and their rings were full of eyes, round about them four.
19 And when the beasts went, the wheels went with them: and when the beasts were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Whither their spirit led them, they went, and thither did the spirit of the wheels lead them, and the wheels were lifted up besides them: for the spirit of the beasts was in the wheels.
21 When the beasts went, they went, and when they stood, they stood, and when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up besides them: for the spirit of the beasts was in the wheels.
22 And the similitude of the firmament upon the heads of the beasts was wonderful, like unto crystal spread over their heads above.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered them, and every one had two which covered their bodies.
24 And when they went forth, I heard the noise of their [n]wings, like the noise of great waters, and as the voice of the Almighty, even the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: even when they stood, they [o]let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the fashion of a throne like unto a Sapphire stone, and upon the similitude of the throne was by appearance, as the similitude of a man above upon it.
27 And I saw as the appearance of amber, and as the similitude of fire [p]round about within it to look too, even from his loins upward: and to look too, even from his loins downward, I saw as a likeness of fire, and brightness round about it.
28 As the likeness of the bow, that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the light round about.
29 This was the appearance of the similitude of the glory of the Lord: and when I saw it, I fell [q]upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
2 The Prophet is sent to call the people from their error.
1 And [r]he said unto me, [s]Son of man, stand up upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
2 [t]And the Spirit entered into me, when he had spoken unto me, and set me upon my feet, so that I heard him that spake unto me.
3 And he said unto me, Son of Man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: for they and their fathers have rebelled against me, even unto this very day.
4 For they are [u]impudent children, and stiff-hearted: I do send thee unto them, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.
5 But surely they will not hear, neither indeed will they cease: for they are a rebellious house: yet shall they know that [v]there hath been a Prophet among them.
6 And thou son of man, [w]fear them not, neither be afraid of their words, although rebels and thorns be with thee, and thou remainest with scorpions: fear not their words, nor be afraid at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
7 Therefore thou shalt speak my words unto them: but surely they will not hear, neither will they indeed cease: for they are rebellious.
8 But thou son of man, hear what I say unto thee: be not thou rebellious, like this rebellious house: open thy mouth, and [x]eat that I give thee.
9 And when I looked up, behold, an hand was sent unto me, and lo, a roll of a book was therein.
10 And he spread it before me, and it was written within and without, and there was written therein, [y]Lamentations and mourning, and woe.
11 1 He declareth in the whole Chapter, that the Fathers, which from the beginning of the world were approved of God, attained salvation no other way than by faith, that the Jews may know that by the same only, they are knit unto the Fathers in an holy union.
1 Now [a]faith is the grounds of things which are hoped for, and the evidence of things which are not seen.
2 [b]For by it our [c]elders were well reported of.
3 (A)[d]Through faith we understand that the world was ordained by the word of God, so that the things which we [e]see, are not made of things which did appear.
4 [f]By faith Abel (B)offered unto God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by (C)the which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.
5 [g]By faith was (D)Enoch translated, that he should not [h]see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a [i]rewarder of them that seek him.
7 [j]By faith (E)Noah being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seen, moved with reverence, prepared the Ark to the saving of his household, through the which Ark he condemned the world, and was made heir of the righteousness, which is by faith.
8 [k]By faith (F)Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to go out into a place, which he should afterward receive for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange country, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob heirs with him of the same promise.
10 For he looked for a city having a [l]foundation, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Through faith (G)Sarah also received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful which had promised.
12 And therefore sprang thereof one, even of one which was [m]dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.
13 All these died in [n]faith, and received not the [o]promises, but saw them afar off, and believed them, and [p]received them thankfully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things, declare plainly, that they seek a country.
15 And if they had been mindful of that country, from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better, that is an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
17 By faith (H)Abraham offered up Isaac, when he was [q]tried, and he that had received the [r]promises, offered his only begotten son.
18 (To whom it was said, (I)In Isaac shall thy seed be called.)
19 For he considered that God was able to raise him up even from the dead: from [s]whence he received him also after [t]a sort.
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