Ezekiel 1:25
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.
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
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.
27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.
- KJV
- And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
- WEB
- There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
- ASV
- And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.
- DARBY
- and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
- BLB
- And there was a voice from over the firmament that [was] over their heads; in their standing they would slacken their wings.
- ÅB
- Og det lød en røst ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode; når de sto, senket de sine vinger.
- OTB
- Da kom det en stemme fra over hvelvingen over deres hoder mens de sto med senkede vinger.
- B1930
- Og det lød en røst ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode; når de stod, senket de sine vinger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 1:22
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.
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