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Ezekiel 1:28

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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.

27 From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.

The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
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BSB
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
KJV
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
WEB
As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.
ASV
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
DARBY
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.
BLB
As the appearance of a rainbow that comes to be in the cloud on a day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness surrounding. It [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of YHWH. And I saw [it], and I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
ÅB
slik som synet av buen i skyen på en regndag, slik var synet av glansen rundt omkring. Slik så Herrens herlighet ut, slik som den viste seg for meg. Og da jeg så det, falt jeg på mitt ansikt og hørte røsten av en som talte.
OTB
Stråleglansen rundt ham var som utseendet til en regnbue i skyene på en regnværsdag. Dette var utseendet til likheten av Herrens herlighet. Da jeg så det, falt jeg på mitt ansikt, og jeg hørte stemmen til en som talte.
B1930
likesom synet av buen i skyen på en regndag, således var synet av glansen rundt omkring. Således så Herrens herlighet ut, slik som den viste sig for mig. Og da jeg så det, falt jeg på mitt ansikt og hørte røsten av en som talte.

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  • Revelation 10:1

    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

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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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  • Genesis 17:3

    Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

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  • Ezekiel 3:23

    So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

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  • Exodus 24:16

    and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.

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  • Acts 9:4

    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

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  • Daniel 8:17

    As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

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  • Ezekiel 8:4

    And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

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