Ezekiel 1:13
Good News Translation
Among the creatures there was something that looked like a blazing torch, constantly moving. The fire would blaze up and shoot out flashes of lightning.

New Revised Standard Version
In the middle of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; the fire was bright, and lightning issued from the fire.

Contemporary English Version
The creatures were glowing like hot coals, and I saw something like a flaming torch moving back and forth among them. Lightning flashed from the torch every time its flame blazed up.

New American Bible
And the appearance of the living creatures seemed like burning coals of fire. Something indeed like torches moved back and forth among the living creatures. The fire gleamed intensely, and from it lightning flashed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.

Ezekiel 1:7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf's foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.

Genesis 15:17 And when the sun was set, there arose a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace, and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.

Psalm 104:4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

Daniel 10:5,6 And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw: and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with the finest gold: . . .

Matthew 28:3 And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

Revelation 4:5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head: and his face, as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

Revelation 18:1 And after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power: and the earth was enlightened with his glory.

Context
The Four Living Creatures
12And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. 13And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.14And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.…
Cross References
2 Thessalonians 1:7
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power:

Revelation 4:5
And from the throne proceeded lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Psalm 104:4
Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

Ezekiel 10:2
And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:

Daniel 7:9
I beheld till thrones were placed, and the ancient of days sat: his garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool: his throne like flames of fire: the wheels of it like a burning fire.

Ezekiel 1:12
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