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From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up he looked like gleaming amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man. Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I looked, and there was a likeness, like the appearance of fire—from the appearance of His waist and downward, fire; and from His waist and upward, like the appearance of brightness, like the color of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, something like the appearance of a man; from His waist and downward <i>there was</i> the appearance of fire, and from His waist and upward like the appearance of a glow, like gleaming metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of a man; from His loins and downward there was the appearance of fire, and from His loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the appearance of glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of a man; from His loins and downward <i>there was</i> the appearance of fire, and from His loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the appearance of glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of <i>one on</i> fire; from His loins and downward <i>there was</i> the appearance of fire, and from His loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the gleam of glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked, and behold, a likeness [of a man] with the appearance of fire; from His loins downward He was like fire, and from His loins upward He had the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal (bronze).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I looked, and there was someone who looked like a man. From what seemed to be his waist down was fire, and from his waist up was something that looked bright, like the gleam of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I looked, and there was a form that had the appearance of a man. From what seemed to be His waist down was fire, and from His waist up was something that looked bright, like the gleam of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I saw something in the shape of a human. This figure was like fire from the waist down, and it was bright as polished metal from the waist up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire: and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As I looked, I saw something that looked like a human. From the waist down its body looked like fire, and from the waist up its body looked like glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I looked up and saw a vision of a fiery human form. From the waist down his body looked like fire, and from the waist up he was shining like polished bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and I saw a likeness comparable to the appearance of a man. From his thighs downward there was the appearance of fire, and from his waist upward, there was the appearance of brightness that looked like brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As I watched, I noticed a form that appeared to be a man. From his waist downward was something like fire, and from his waist upward something like a brightness, like an amber glow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw, and look, a likeness as the appearance of a man; from the appearance of his waist and downward, fire; and from his waist and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 color of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire—from the appearance of his waist and downward, fire, and from his waist and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I look, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire, from the appearance of His loins and downward—fire, and from His loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the color of electrum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I look, and lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire, from the appearance of His loins and downward -- fire, and from His loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of copper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins and downward, tire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the appearance of burnished brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins, and downward, fire: and from his loins, and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the appearance of amber. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I looked up and there was a figure that looked like a man. Downward from what looked like his waist, there was fire; from his waist upward, like the brilliance of polished bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I looked, and there was a figure that looked like a human being; below what appeared to be its loins it was fire, and above the loins it was like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming amber.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I beheld, and lo, a likeness as of the appearance of fire; from the loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, brightness, as the appearance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold, the likeness as the appearance of fire from the appearance of the waist and below, fire, and from his waist and above, I saw as the appearance of brightness and as the appearance of God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of electrum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I looked, and, behold, the likeness of a man: from his loins and downwards <i>there was</i> fire, and from his loins upwards <i>there was</i> as the appearance of amber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1641" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/8.htm">The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’er·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Then I looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1823.htm" title="1823: ḏə·mūṯ (N-fs) -- Likeness, similitude. From damah; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like.">a figure</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.">like that of a man.</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.">From 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/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.">His appearance</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">was like fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: ū·mim·mā·ṯə·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-m:: 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.">and from His waist</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: ū·lə·ma‘·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/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.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/2096.htm" title="2096: zō·har (N-ms) -- Shining, brightness. From zahar; brilliancy.">was as bright</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.">as the gleam</a> <a href="/hebrew/2830.htm" title="2830: ha·ḥaš·ma·lāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Perhaps amber. Of uncertain derivation; probably bronze or polished spectrum metal.">of amber.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-15</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a></span><br />I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a></span><br />The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9</a></span><br />As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Exodus 24:10</a></span><br />and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-13.htm">Acts 26:13</a></span><br />About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Revelation 21:11</a></span><br />shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12</a></span><br />Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a></span><br />This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15-17</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. / And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” / As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Revelation 19:12</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then I beheld, and see 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 color of amber.</p><p class="hdg">I beheld</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4,26,27</a></b></br> And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness <i>was</i> about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9,10</a></b></br> I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment <i>was</i> white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne <i>was like</i> the fiery flame, <i>and</i> his wheels <i>as</i> burning fire… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14,15</a></b></br> His head and <i>his</i> hairs <i>were</i> white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes <i>were</i> as a flame of fire; … </p><p class="hdg">amber.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Amber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Color</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Downward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Electrum</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Form</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Gleaming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Waist</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Amber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Color</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Downward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Electrum</a> <a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Form</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Gleaming</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-12.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-15.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Waist</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">is shown the image of jealousy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-7.htm">the chambers of imagery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-13.htm">the mourners for Tammuz</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">the worshippers toward the sun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">God's wrath for their idolatry</a></span><br></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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This aligns with other biblical instances where God or His messengers appear in human form, such as in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a> with Abraham's visitors. The human-like appearance suggests relatability and accessibility, emphasizing God's desire to communicate with His people. This vision occurs during the Babylonian exile, a time when Israel needed reassurance of God's presence despite their circumstances.<p><b>From His waist down His appearance was like fire,</b><br>Fire in biblical symbolism often represents God's holiness, judgment, and purifying presence. This imagery recalls the burning bush in <a href="/exodus/3.htm">Exodus 3</a>, where God revealed Himself to Moses. The fire from the waist down may signify judgment, as Ezekiel's visions often include themes of divine judgment against Israel's idolatry and sin. The fire also suggests power and might, characteristics of God's nature.<p><b>and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.</b><br>Amber, or electrum, is a precious substance known for its bright, golden appearance. This brightness symbolizes God's glory and majesty, reminiscent of the descriptions of God's throne in <a href="/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a> and <a href="/revelation/4.htm">Revelation 4</a>. The contrast between fire and amber highlights both judgment and glory, suggesting a dual message of warning and hope. The brightness signifies divine revelation, illuminating truth and righteousness. This vision foreshadows the ultimate revelation of God's glory in Jesus Christ, who embodies both judgment and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of divine visions and messages, tasked with conveying God's words to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_figure.htm">The Figure</a></b><br>This figure is often interpreted as a theophany, a visible manifestation of God, or possibly an angelic being. The description of fire and brightness suggests divine presence and glory.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This event is part of a larger vision where Ezekiel is shown the abominations being committed in the temple in Jerusalem, highlighting the spiritual corruption of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The imagery of fire and brightness in the vision underscores God's holiness and purity. Believers are called to recognize and revere the holiness of God in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_presence.htm">Divine Judgment and Presence</a></b><br>The vision serves as a reminder of God's omnipresence and His awareness of human actions. It calls believers to live righteously, knowing that God sees all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision challenges believers to seek spiritual discernment, understanding the spiritual realities behind physical appearances and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>The context of the vision, revealing the abominations in the temple, calls for repentance and a return to true worship. Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives for areas needing spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_fiery_being_appear_to_ezekiel.htm">In Ezekiel 8:2, how could a being with “the appearance of fire” physically appear and interact with Ezekiel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_24_align_with_god's_nature.htm">How does the account in Exodus 24 align or conflict with other passages describing God's nature and appearance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">A likeness as the appearance of fire.</span>--This is not, as often supposed, a reappearance of the vision of Ezekiel 1. That vision bursts again on the prophet after he has been carried in the spirit to the Temple at Jerusalem (<a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm" title="And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.">Ezekiel 8:4</a>). This is not expressly described as a human form, but from the mention of the loins, and of "the form of an hand," in <a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm" title="And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looks toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.">Ezekiel 8:3</a> it is implied that it was so. No further description is given, except that it was something bright and glorious like fire; and by the repetition of the words "likeness," "appearance," and "form of an hand," the prophet here, as in Ezekiel 1, takes pains to show that it was only a vision, not an outward reality. It is also to be remembered that this and the subsequent vision occurred while the elders were sitting before the prophet. They saw nothing themselves, but must have witnessed his ecstasy, and thus have been prepared for his telling them at its close (<a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm" title="Then I spoke to them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had showed me.">Ezekiel 11:25</a>) "all the things that the Lord had showed" him. "The colour of amber" is the same as in <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>, where see Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I beheld, and lo a likeness,</span> etc. The vision opens with a theophany like that of ch. 1; but here, as there, Ezekiel uses the word which emphasizes the fact that what he had seen was but a "likeness" of the ineffable glory, an image of the Unseen. (For "amber," see <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4, 27</a>.) In this case we note the absence of the cherubic figures. It is simply the "appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah," seen now in the glow of fire, without the milder, more hopeful brightness of the rainbow (<a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I looked</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’er·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a figure</span><br /><span class="heb">דְמוּת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1823.htm">Strong's 1823: </a> </span><span class="str2">Resemblance, model, shape, like</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like that of a man.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַרְאֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mar·’êh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">From what appeared to be</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mar·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His waist</span><br /><span class="heb">מָתְנָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯə·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> </span><span class="str2">The waist, small of the back, the loins</span><br /><br /><span class="word">down</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמַ֖טָּה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4295.htm">Strong's 4295: </a> </span><span class="str2">Downward, below, beneath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and from His waist</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·mā·ṯə·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> </span><span class="str2">The waist, small of the back, the loins</span><br /><br /><span class="word">up</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמַ֔עְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ma‘·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his appearance</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַרְאֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mar·’êh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was as bright</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖הַר</span> <span class="translit">(zō·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2096.htm">Strong's 2096: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shining, brightness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the gleam</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּעֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(kə·‘ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of amber.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥaš·ma·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2830.htm">Strong's 2830: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bronze, polished spectrum metal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Ezekiel 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 8:2 Then I saw and behold a likeness (Ezek. 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