25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.

26 (A)And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, (B)in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above (C)it. 27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward (D)I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28 (E)Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. (F)This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.

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So when I saw it, (G)I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

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25 And there was[a] a sound from above the expanse that was above their heads, and when they stood[b] they lowered their wings. 26 And from above the expanse that was above their heads there was the likeness of a throne, looking like a sapphire,[c] and above the likeness of the throne was a likeness similar to[d] the appearance of a human on it, but above it.[e] 27 And I saw something like the outward appearance of amber, something like the appearance of fire, with a covering around it, from the likeness of his loins and upward.[f] And from the likeness of his loins and downward[g] I saw something like the appearance of fire, and it was radiant all around.[h] 28 Like the appearance[i] of a bow that is in the cloud on a rainy day,[j] such was the radiance[k] around it; thus was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:25 Or “it was”
  2. Ezekiel 1:25 Literally “at their standing”
  3. Ezekiel 1:26 Literally “the appearance of a stone of sapphire”
  4. Ezekiel 1:26 Or “like”
  5. Ezekiel 1:26 Literally “from to above”
  6. Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “to above”
  7. Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “to down”
  8. Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “brightness was for it around”
  9. Ezekiel 1:28 Or “likeness”
  10. Ezekiel 1:28 Literally “the day of the rain”
  11. Ezekiel 1:28 Or “brightness”