Ezekiel 1:28 
Context| NET © | like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. 1 This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw 2 it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking. |
| NIV © | Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down, and I heard the voice of one speaking. |
| NASB © | As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking. |
| NLT © | All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining through the clouds. This was the way the glory of the LORD appeared to me. When I saw it, I fell face down in the dust, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me. |
| MSG © | The way a rainbow springs out of the sky on a rainy day--that's what it was like. It turned out to be the Glory of GOD! When I saw all this, I fell to my knees, my face to the ground. Then I heard a voice. |
| BBE © | Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears. |
| NRSV © | Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendor all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. |
| NKJV © | Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it , I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking. |
| KJV | As the appearance <04758> of the bow <07198> that is in the cloud <06051> in the day <03117> of rain <01653>_, so [was] the appearance <04758> of the brightness <05051> round about <05439>_. This [was] the appearance <04758> of the likeness <01823> of the glory <03519> of the LORD <03068>_. upon my face <06440>_, a voice <06963> |
| NASB © | As the appearance <04758> of the rainbow <07198> in the clouds <06051> on a rainy <01653> day <03117> , so <03651> was the appearance <04758> of the surrounding <05439> radiance <05051> . Such <01931> was the appearance <04758> of the likeness <01823> of the glory <03519> of the LORD <03068> . And when I saw <07200> it, I fell <05307> on my face <06440> and heard <08085> a voice <06963> speaking .<01696> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | like the appearance <04758> of a rainbow <07198> in the clouds <06051> after <03117> the rain <01653> . This <03651> was the appearance <04758> of the surrounding <05439> brilliant light <05051> ; it <01931> looked <04758> like <01823> the glory <03519> of the Lord <03068> . When I saw <07200> it, I threw <05307> myself face <06440> down, and I heard <08085> a voice <06963> speaking .<01696> |
| NET © | like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. 1 This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw 2 it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking. |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Reference to the glowing substance and the brilliant light and storm phenomena in vv. 27-28a echoes in reverse order the occurrence of these phenomena in v. 4. 2 tn The vision closes with the repetition of the verb “I saw” from the beginning of the vision in 1:4. |
