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And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I noticed from the appearance of His waist and upward something like gleaming metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I saw from the appearance of His loins and upward something like the gleam of glowing metal with the appearance of fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something with the appearance of fire; and there was a radiance all around Him. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now upward, from that which appeared to be His waist, I saw something like glowing metal that looked like it was filled with fire all around it; and downward, from that which appeared to be His waist, I saw something like fire; and there was a brightness and a remarkable radiance [like a halo] around Him. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> From what seemed to be his waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire enclosing it all around. From what seemed to be his waist down, I also saw what looked like fire. There was a brilliant light all around him. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire enclosing it all around. From what seemed to be His waist down, I also saw what looked like fire. There was a brilliant light all around Him. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> From the waist up, it was glowing like metal in a hot furnace, and from the waist down it looked like the flames of a fire. The figure was surrounded by a bright light, <a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then I saw what he looked like from the waist up. He looked like glowing bronze with fire all around it. From the waist down, he looked like fire. A bright light surrounded him. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> The figure seemed to be shining like bronze in the middle of a fire. It shone all over with a bright light <a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> I noticed that from what appeared to look like his waist upward there was something that looked like metal that glowed as if it were immersed in fire. Below this there was something resembling fire, with a radiant light surrounding him. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it, <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire around within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness on all sides. <a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I see as the color of electrum, as the appearance of fire all around within it, from the appearance of His loins and upward; and from the appearance of His loins and downward, I have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness [is] all around Him. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I see as the colour of copper, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness is to it round about. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I shall see as the appearance of burnished brass, as the appearance of fire within to it round about, from the appearance of his loins and above, and from the appearance of his loins to below, I saw as the appearance of fire, and a shining to it round about.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I saw something with the appearance of amber, with the likeness of fire within it and all around it. And from his waist and upward, and from his waist downward, I saw something with the appearance of fire shining all around. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> And I saw something like polished metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed on all sides, from what looked like the waist up; and from what looked like the waist down, I saw something like the appearance of fire and brilliant light surrounding him. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Upward from what appeared like the loins I saw something like gleaming amber, something that looked like fire enclosed all around; and downward from what looked like the loins I saw something that looked like fire, and there was a splendor all around.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I saw as it were the appearance of God, and the appearance of fire within it round about from his loins and upward; and from his loins and downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire shining round about. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I saw like the appearance of God and like the appearance of fire from within a circle to him. From the appearance of his waist and above and from his waist and below, I saw as the appearance of fire and it shone around him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I saw as the colour of electrum, as the appearance of fire round about enclosing it, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber from the appearance of the loins and upwards, and from the appearance of the loins and under I saw an appearance of fire, and the brightness thereof round about. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=252" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">The Divine Glory</a> …26Above 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<a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mim·mar·’êh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">From what seemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: mā·ṯə·nāw (N-mdc:: 3ms) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">to be His waist</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: ū·lə·mā·‘ə·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’ê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: kə·‘ên (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">a gleam</a> <a href="/hebrew/2830.htm" title="2830: ḥaš·mal (N-ms) -- Perhaps amber. Of uncertain derivation; probably bronze or polished spectrum metal.">like amber,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kə·mar·’êh- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">with what looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">like fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">within</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ū·mim·mar·’êh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">And from what seemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: mā·ṯə·nāw (N-mdc:: 3ms) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">to be His waist</a> <a href="/hebrew/4295.htm" title="4295: ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Adv) -- From avar with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes.">down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kə·mar·’êh- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">what looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">like fire;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5051.htm" title="5051: wə·nō·ḡah (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Brightness. From nagahh; brilliancy.">and brilliant light</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">surrounded Him.</a> 28The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14-15</a> The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. <a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a> His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a> The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne. <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a> He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. <a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Revelation 19:12</a> He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. <a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Exodus 24:17</a> And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. <a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a> And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. <a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a> There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a> In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... <a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a> and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. <a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a> On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a> From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God. <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a> Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. <a href="/revelation/14-2.htm">Revelation 14:2</a> And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.as the colour<a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a> And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.<a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2</a> Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.the appearance of fire<a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a> For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.<a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3</a> Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.<a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a> Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Amber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-13.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-13.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/mark/9-3.htm">Brilliant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Color</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Downward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Electrum</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-3.htm">Enclosing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-13.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Gleaming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Radiance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Something</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Surrounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Amber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Brilliant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Color</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Downward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Electrum</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Enclosing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Gleaming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Radiance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Something</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Surrounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 1</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">His vision of four cherubim;</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">of the four wheels;</a> 26. <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">and of the glory of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "waist up" suggests a focus on the upper part of a figure, often associated with authority and power. In biblical visions, the upper body can symbolize the heavenly or divine aspect of a being. This aligns with other biblical descriptions of God, such as in <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a>, where a heavenly figure is described with similar imagery.I saw a gleam like amber Amber, in ancient times, was a precious material, often associated with beauty and value. The gleam suggests a radiant, glowing appearance, indicating purity and holiness. In Ezekiel's context, this could symbolize the glory and majesty of God. The use of amber may also connect to the description of God's throne in <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a>, where precious stones are used to convey divine splendor.with what looked like fire within it all around Fire is a common biblical symbol for God's presence, purity, and judgment. It represents the consuming and purifying nature of God, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> with the burning bush and in <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>, where God is described as a consuming fire. The fire within suggests an inner holiness and power emanating from the divine figure.And from what seemed to be His waist down The focus shifts to the lower part of the figure, which can symbolize the earthly or human aspect. This duality of divine and earthly elements is seen in the incarnation of Christ, who is both fully God and fully man. The waist down imagery may also reflect the foundation and stability of God's presence.I saw what looked like fire Reiterating the imagery of fire emphasizes the intensity and purity of the vision. Fire as a symbol of divine presence is consistent throughout scripture, such as in the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>. It signifies God's guidance, protection, and judgment.and brilliant light surrounded Him Light is a powerful biblical symbol for truth, revelation, and the presence of God. In <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>, Jesus refers to Himself as the "light of the world," indicating His role in bringing divine truth and salvation. The brilliant light surrounding the figure in Ezekiel's vision underscores the holiness and majesty of God, as well as His role as the source of all truth and life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the recipient of the visions described. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_god's_glory.htm">The Vision of God’s Glory</a> This vision is part of Ezekiel's inaugural vision, where he sees the glory of God manifested in a divine chariot. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_exile_in_babylon.htm">The Exile in Babylon</a> The context of Ezekiel's prophecy is the Babylonian exile, a period of great turmoil and spiritual reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a> The imagery of fire and brilliant light in <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27</a> underscores God's holiness and purity. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>). <a href="/topical/g/god's_majestic_glory.htm">God’s Majestic Glory</a> The vision reveals the majesty and glory of God, reminding us of His sovereignty and power. This should lead us to worship and reverence in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god_in_exile.htm">The Presence of God in Exile</a> Even in exile, God reveals His presence to Ezekiel. This teaches us that God is with us in our own times of trial and uncertainty, offering guidance and hope. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_by_fire.htm">Transformation by Fire</a> Fire often symbolizes purification. As we encounter God's presence, we should allow His refining fire to transform us, purifying our hearts and minds. <a href="/topical/t/the_light_of_god.htm">The Light of God</a> The brilliant light surrounding the vision signifies truth and revelation. We are called to walk in the light, embracing truth and rejecting darkness (1 <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5-7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 1</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_1_vision_evidence-based_or_myth.htm">Is there archaeological or historical evidence supporting Ezekiel's vivid vision in Ezekiel 1, or does it seem purely mythological?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_septuagesima,_etc._sundays.htm">What does 'The Lord is my light and salvation' mean?</a> <a href="/q/can_david's_claim_be_proven_scientifically.htm">(Psalm 27:1) How can David's bold claim that God is his light and salvation be tested or proven scientifically or historically?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_colors_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">What do colors symbolize in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) As the colour of amber.--See on the same expression <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm" title="And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire.">Ezekiel 1:4</a>. Literally, as an eye of bright metal. The rest of the verse is simply an attempt, by various repetitions, to convey an idea of the exceeding brightness and glory of the vision, yet also with the notions of purity and holiness, of power and activity always associated with fire. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/24-17.htm" title="And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.">Exodus 24:17</a>; <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm" title="I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.">Daniel 7:9</a>; <a href="/context/revelation/1-14.htm" title="His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;">Revelation 1:14-15</a>; <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm" title="And out of the throne proceeded lightning and thunder and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.">Revelation 4:5</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - As the colour of amber. The "amber" (see note on ver. 4) represents the purity and glory of the Divine nature - the truth that "God is light" in his eternal essence. The "fire" which, here as ever, represents the wrath of God against evil, is round about within it, i.e. is less absolutely identified with the Divine will, of which it is yet an almost constant manifestation. It is, in the language of the older logicians, an inseparable accident rather than part of its essential nature. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>From what seemed כְּמַרְאֵה־ (kə·mar·’êh-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision to be His waist מָתְנָ֖יו (mā·ṯə·nāw) Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> The waist, small of the back, the loins up, וּלְמָ֑עְלָה (ū·lə·mā·‘ə·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top I saw וָאֵ֣רֶא ׀ (wā·’ê·re) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see a gleam כְּעֵ֣ין (kə·‘ên) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain like amber, חַשְׁמַ֗ל (ḥaš·mal) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2830.htm">Strong's 2830: </a> Bronze, polished spectrum metal with what looked מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה (mim·mar·’êh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision like fire אֵ֤שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire within בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house it לָהּ֙ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> all around. סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around And from what seemed וּמִמַּרְאֵ֤ה (ū·mim·mar·’êh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision to be His waist מָתְנָיו֙ (mā·ṯə·nāw) Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> The waist, small of the back, the loins down, וּלְמַ֔טָּה (ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4295.htm">Strong's 4295: </a> Downward, below, beneath I saw רָאִ֙יתִי֙ (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see what looked כְּמַרְאֵה־ (kə·mar·’êh-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision like fire; אֵ֔שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire and brilliant light וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ (wə·nō·ḡah) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5051.htm">Strong's 5051: </a> Brilliancy surrounded Him. סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:27 I saw as it were glowing metal (Ezek. 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