“It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.”

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.