Four living creatures

4And I looked, and behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing continually, and brightness all around it; and from its midst was something like the appearance of glowing metal, from the midst of the fire.

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

6Each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.

7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they gleamed like the appearance of polished bronze.

8And they had human hands under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings.

9Their wings were joined, each to her sister. As they moved, they did not turn; each one went straight ahead.

10As for the likeness of their faces: each had a human face; the four had a lion’s face on the right side, the four had an ox’s face on the left side, and the four had an eagle’s face.

11And their faces and their wings were separated above; each had two joined to one another, and two covering their bodies.

12And each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; they did not turn as they went.

13And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; it was moving about among the living creatures, and the fire had brightness, and from the fire lightning was coming forth.

14And the living creatures were running back and forth, like the appearance of lightning.