Ezekiel 1:22 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.
Words Then and Now
- firmament the expanse of the sky Still heard today: a star in the Hollywood firmament, the sky, where stars shine Webster’s 1828 · Firmament
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Parallel Passages
- 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.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
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.
- Ezekiel 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.
- Revelation 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.
- Exodus 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.
- Job 37:22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
- Revelation 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.
- Revelation 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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Topics
- Angel (a spirit) Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Cherubim Symbolical
- Crystal A precious stone
- Ezekiel Of God’s glory
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the likeness וּדְמוּת ûdĕmût דְּמוּת Noun · feminine singular · with and
- of the firmament רָקִיעַ rāqîaʿ רָקִיעַ Noun · masculine singular
- upon the heads עַל ʿal Preposition רָאשֵׁי rāʾšê רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the living creature הַחַיָּה haḥayyâ חַי Noun · feminine singular · with the
- as the colour כְּעֵין kĕʿên עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of the terrible הַנּוֹרָא hannôrāʾ יָרֵא Verb · niphal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- crystal הַקֶּרַח haqqeraḥ קֶרַח Noun · masculine singular · with the
- stretched forth נָטוּי nāṭûy נָטָה Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- over their heads עַל ʿal Preposition רָאשֵׁיהֶם rāʾšêhem רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- above מִלְמָעְלָה milmāʿĕlâ מַעַל Adverb · with preposition, preposition, ending: toward
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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