Ezekiel 8:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 8:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דְמוּת֙
dᵉmûwth
H1823
likeness
כְּמַרְאֵה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
מָתְנָ֛יו
môthen
H4975
loins
וּלְמַ֖טָּה
maṭṭâh
H4295
downwards
אֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו
môthen
H4975
loins
וּלְמַ֔עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
כְּמַרְאֵה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
זֹ֖הַר
zôhar
H2096
brightness
כְּעֵ֥ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה
chashmal
H2830
amber
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then 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 it were glowing metal.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So I looked, and behold, there was a likeness with the appearance of a man. From the appearance of his hips downward there was fire. And from his hips upward there was the appearance of something shining, like glowing metal.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).