The Glory of the Lord Leaves the Temple

10 Then I looked, and behold, (A)on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something (B)like a sapphire,[a] in appearance like a throne.

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  1. Ezekiel 10:1 Or lapis lazuli

10 and they (A)saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of (B)sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

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At once (A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, (B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And he who sat there had the appearance of (C)jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was (D)a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.

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13 and in the midst of the lampstands (A)one like (B)a son of man, (C)clothed with a long robe and (D)with a golden sash around his chest.

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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20 that he worked in Christ (A)when he raised him from the dead and (B)seated him at his right hand (C)in the heavenly places,

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18 (A)No one has ever seen God; (B)the only God,[a] who is at the Father's side,[b] (C)he has made him known.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son
  2. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father

I will (A)take my stand at my watchpost
    and station myself on the tower,
and (B)look out to see (C)what he will say to me,
    and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

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22 (A)Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, (B)and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

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20 (A)These were the living creatures that I saw (B)underneath the God of Israel by (C)the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim.

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22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was (A)the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring (B)crystal, spread out above their heads. 23 And under the expanse their wings were (C)stretched out straight, one toward another. (D)And each creature had two wings covering its body. 24 And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings (E)like the sound of many waters, like (F)the sound of the (G)Almighty, a sound of tumult (H)like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 And there came a voice from above (I)the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

26 And above the expanse over their heads there was (J)the likeness of a throne, (K)in appearance (L)like sapphire;[a] and seated above the likeness of a throne was (M)a likeness with a human appearance.

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  1. Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli

18 Say to (A)the king and (B)the queen mother:
    “Take a lowly seat,
for (C)your beautiful crown
    has come down from your head.”
19 (D)The cities of the Negeb are shut up,
    with none to open them;
all Judah is taken into exile,
    wholly taken into exile.

20 “Lift up your eyes (E)and see
    those who come from the north.
Where is the flock that was given you,
    your beautiful flock?
21 What will you say when they set as head over you
    those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you?
(F)Will not pangs take hold of you
    like those of a woman in labor?
22 And if you say in your heart,
    (G)‘Why have these things come upon me?’
it is for the greatness of your iniquity
    that (H)your skirts are lifted up
    and you suffer violence.

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Then the word of the Lord came to me:

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And after many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there (A)the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

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Then he who saw cried out:[a]
(A)“Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord,
    continually by day,
and at my post I am stationed
    whole nights.
And behold, here come riders,
    horsemen in pairs!”
(B)And he answered,
    (C)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
(D)and all the carved images of her gods
    he has shattered to the ground.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Syriac; Masoretic Text Then a lion cried out, or Then he cried out like a lion

17 (A)The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
    thousands upon thousands;
    the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
18 (B)You ascended on high,
    (C)leading a host of captives in your train
    and (D)receiving gifts among men,
even among (E)the rebellious, (F)that the Lord God may dwell there.

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10 He rode on a cherub and flew;
    he came swiftly on (A)the wings of the wind.

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And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, (A)I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.

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The Commander of the Lord's Army

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (A)a man was standing before him (B)with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua (C)fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[a] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, (D)“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

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  1. Joshua 5:14 Or and paid homage

30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,[a] saying, “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means the face of God

24 And Jacob was left alone. And (A)a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.

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31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.”

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Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

22 (A)So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham (B)still stood before the Lord.

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17 The Lord said, (A)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

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He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. (A)When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

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