Ezekiel 1:22 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²²And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

Ezekiel 1:22 —

Old words in this verse

firmament: — the sky, the expanse above.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 10:1
Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Ezekiel 1:26
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Revelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Job 37:22
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Revelation 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Topics

Angel (a Spirit)Crystal Stones

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-25)

The prophet is very exact in making and recording his observations concerning this vision. And here we have, I. The notice he took of the wheels, Ezek. 1:15-21. The glory of God appears not only in the splendour of his retinue in the upper world, but in the steadiness of his government here in this lower world. Having seen how God does according to his will in the armies of heaven, let us now see…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 22)

22. upon the heads--rather, “above the heads” [Fairbairn]. colour--glitter. terrible crystal--dazzling the spectator by its brightness.