Verse 2

Ezekiel 8:2

New Living Translation

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2 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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אֶרְאֶ֗ה וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה דְמוּת֙ כְּ/מַרְאֵה אֵ֔שׁ מִ/מַּרְאֵ֥ה מָתְנָ֛י/ו וּ/לְ/מַ֖טָּה אֵ֑שׁ וּ/מִ/מָּתְנָ֣י/ו וּ/לְ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה כְּ/מַרְאֵה זֹ֖הַר כְּ/עֵ֥ין הַ/חַשְׁמַֽלָ/ה

English Translation

And I looked, and behold, the likeness of a fire like the appearance of the waist; and downward from the appearance of the waist there was fire, and upward from the appearance of the waist there was the likeness of brightness like the appearance of gleaming metal.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 Then on September 17, during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, while the leaders of Jud... Focus ↗

2 I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a...

3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into t... Focus ↗

4 Suddenly, the glory of the God (Elohim) of Israel was there, just as I had seen it before in the val... Focus ↗

5 Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north,... Focus ↗

6 “Son of man,” he said, “do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of... Focus ↗

7 Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall. Focus ↗

8 He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorw... Focus ↗

9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!” Focus ↗

10 So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestab... Focus ↗

11 Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of t... Focus ↗

12 Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their... Focus ↗

13 Then the LORD added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” Focus ↗

14 He brought me to the north gate of the LORD’s Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for... Focus ↗

15 “Have you seen this?” he asked. “But I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” Focus ↗

16 Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary,... Focus ↗

17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit t... Focus ↗

18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 8 (18 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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