5Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.


In Context

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 expressly unto Ezekiel 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.

4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding 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.

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.

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 sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

Ezekiel 1:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5Also out of the midst thereof, the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5Also from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And out of its midst is a likeness of four living creatures, and this is their appearance; a likeness of man is to them,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5Also out of the middle thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.