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Ezekiel 1:22

God's holiness

20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

23 And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

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BSB
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
KJV
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
WEB
Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above.
ASV
And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.
DARBY
And there was the likeness of an expanse over the heads of the living creature, as the look of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
BLB
And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures [was] the firmament, like an eye of awe-inspiring crystal, stretched out over their heads above.
ÅB
Og over livsvesenenes hoder var det noe som lignet en hvelving, som blendende krystall å se til, utspent ovenover deres hoder.
OTB
Over hodene til de levende skapningene var det noe som så ut som en hvelving, glitrende som krystall, utstrakt over deres hoder.
B1930
Og over livsvesenenes hoder var det noget som lignet en hvelving, som blendende krystall å se til, utspent ovenover deres hoder.

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  • Ezekiel 10:1

    And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

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  • Ezekiel 1:26

    Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.

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  • Revelation 4:6

    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.

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  • Job 37:22

    Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

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  • Exodus 24:10

    and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

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  • Revelation 4:3

    The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

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  • Revelation 21:11

    shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

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