Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 1:12

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 12) And each thing moved forward before its own face. Wherever the impulse of the spirit was, there they moved forward and did not turn back while they traveled. The one who holds the plowshare should not look back (Luke 9:62), nor should one imitate Lot's wife (Genesis 19), lest they fall into the punishment o…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

12And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.

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10And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right to the four; and the face of a calf on the left to the four; and the face of an eagle to the four.

11And the four had their wings spread out above; each one had two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.

— Ezekiel 1:12 —

13And in the midst of the living creatures there was an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.

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