Ezekiel 1:22
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
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.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 10:1
Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:26
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Read in contextRevelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Read in contextJob 37:22
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Read in contextExodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Read in contextRevelation 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Read in contextRevelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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