²⁶ Now ^(A)above the expanse that was over their heads there was something in the ^(B)likeness of a throne, like ^(C)sapphire stone in appearance; and upon the likeness of the throne, high up, was the likeness of one with the appearance of a ^(D)man.

³ So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ^(A)bronze, with a ^(B)line of flax and a ^(C)measuring ^[a]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.