Ezekiel 1:28
as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud on a day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about, that was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh, and when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face,—and God spake with him, saying:
Exodus 16:10And it came to pass, when Aaron spake unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel, then turned they towards the desert,—and lo! the glory of Yahweh, had appeared in the cloud,
Exodus 24:17And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain,—in the sight of the sons of Israel.
Leviticus 9:24yea, there came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed upon the altar, the ascending-sacrifice and the portions of fat,—and all the people beheld and shouted, and fell down upon their faces.
Judges 13:20And it came to pass, when the flame ascended from off the altar, towards the heavens, that the messenger of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar,—while Manoah and his wife were looking on. Then fell they on their faces, to the earth.
Isaiah 54:8In an overflow of vexation, I hid my face for a moment, from thee, But, with lovingkindness age-abiding, have I had compassion on thee,—saith thy Redeemer Yahweh.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 1:27-28
The Vision of the Divine Throne. ( b. c. 595.) 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. 27 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… Read the whole commentary →