²⁶And 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 ²⁷And 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 ²⁸Like the appearanceⁱ 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.

The Call of Ezekiel to Speak God’s Words

2And he said to me, “Son of man,^a stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you.”

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Footnotes

cLiterally “the appearance of a stone of sapphire”
dOr “like”
eLiterally “from to above”
fLiterally “to above”
gLiterally “to down”
hLiterally “brightness was for it around”
iOr “likeness”
jLiterally “the day of the rain”
kOr “brightness”
aOr “mortal,” or “son of humankind”