²⁶ And above the expanse over their heads there was ^(A)the likeness of a throne, ^(B)in appearance ^(C)like sapphire;^[a] and seated above the likeness of a throne was ^(D)a likeness with a human appearance. ²⁷ And ^(E)upwards from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^(F)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all round. And downwards from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and ^(G)there was brightness around him.^{[b] 28} Like the appearance of ^(H)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all round.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of ^(I)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, ^(J)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.