The firstcreature[was] likea lion,and the secondcreaturelikea calf,and the thirdcreaturehada facelikethat of a man,and the fourthcreature[was] likea flyingeagle.
And eachonehad fourfaces.The firstface[was] the faceof a cherub,the secondface[was] the faceof a man,the thirdthe faceof a lion,and the fourththe faceof an eagle.
As for the formof their faces,[each] had the faceof a man;all fourhad the faceof a lionon the rightand the faceof a bullon the left,and all fourhad the faceof an eagle.
Eachonehad fourfacesand eachonefourwings,and beneaththeir wings[was] the formof humanhands.
and beforethe throne[there was something] likea seaof glass,likecrystal;and in the centerand aroundthe throne,fourliving creaturesfullof eyesin frontand behind.
"The first[was] like a lionand had [the] wingsof an eagle.I keptlookinguntilits wingswere plucked,and it was liftedup from the groundand madeto standon two feetlike a man;a humanmindalso was givento it.
Undertheir wingson their foursides[were] humanhands.As for the facesand wingsof the fourof them,
Yet those who waitfor the LORDWill gainnewstrength;They will mountup [with] wingslike eagles,They will runand not gettired,They will walkand not becomeweary.
"The LORDwill bringa nationagainstyou from afar,from the endof the earth,as the eagleswoopsdown,a nationwhoselanguageyou shall not understand,
"Thoughyou buildhighlike the eagle,Thoughyou setyour nestamongthe stars,From thereI will bringyou down,"declaresthe LORD.
By the transgressionof a landmanyare its princes,But by a manof understanding[and] knowledge,soit endures.
"Sauland Jonathan,belovedand pleasantin their life,And in their deaththey were not parted;They were swifterthaneagles,They were strongerthanlions.
"Judahis a lion'swhelp;From the prey,my son,you have goneup. He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim up?
Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
"He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim? Blessedis everyone who blessesyou, And cursedis everyone who cursesyou."
"Behold,a peopleriseslike a lioness,And as a lionit liftsitself; It will not liedownuntilit devoursthe prey,And drinksthe bloodof the slain."
WhenHe brokethe secondseal,I heardthe secondliving creaturesaying,"Come."
WhenHe brokethe thirdseal,I heardthe thirdliving creaturesaying,"Come." I looked,and behold,a blackhorse;and he who saton it hada pair of scalesin his hand.
Whenthe Lamb brokethe fourthseal,I heardthe voiceof the fourthliving creaturesaying,"Come."
