Ezekiel 1:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above.
וּדְמ֞וּת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֤י הַחַיָּה֙ רָקִ֔יעַ כְּעֵ֖ין הַקֶּ֣רַח הַנּוֹרָ֑א נָט֥וּי עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃
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- Ezek 10:1And I saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
- Rev 4:6And in the sight of the throne was, as it were, a sea of glass like to crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind.
- Ezek 1:26And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was the likeness of the appearance of a man above upon it.
- Rev 21:11Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal.
- Ex 24:10And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.
- Rev 4:3And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. And there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
- Job 37:22Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.