Ezekiel 1:25-28
Lexham English Bible
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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- Ezekiel 1:25 Or “it was”
- Ezekiel 1:25 Literally “at their standing”
- Ezekiel 1:26 Literally “the appearance of a stone of sapphire”
- Ezekiel 1:26 Or “like”
- Ezekiel 1:26 Literally “from to above”
- Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “to above”
- Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “to down”
- Ezekiel 1:27 Literally “brightness was for it around”
- Ezekiel 1:28 Or “likeness”
- Ezekiel 1:28 Literally “the day of the rain”
- Ezekiel 1:28 Or “brightness”
Ezekiel 1:25-28
English Standard Version
25 And there came a voice from above (A)the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
26 And above the expanse over their heads there was (B)the likeness of a throne, (C)in appearance (D)like sapphire;[a] and seated above the likeness of a throne was (E)a likeness with a human appearance. 27 And (F)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were (G)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and (H)there was brightness around him.[b] 28 Like the appearance of (I)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.
Such was the appearance of the likeness of (J)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, (K)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
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- Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
- Ezekiel 1:27 Or it
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