Revelation 4:6
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4:6and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.18
In19 the middle of the throne20 and around the throne were four living creatures21 full of eyes in front and in back.
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- 18 This could refer to rock crystal, but it is possible this refers to ice (an older meaning). See 571 κρύσταλλος.
- 19 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- 20 Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).
- 21 On the meaning of ζῴον (zōon) 431 2 states, “Of the four peculiar beings at God’s throne, whose description Rv 4:6–9 reminds one of the ζῷα in Ezk 1:5ff, the cherubim. S. also Rv 5:6, 8, 11, 14; 6:1, 3, 5–7; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.
And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne.
Four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back were around the throne on each side.
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NLTNew Living Translation
In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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