The Meaning of Ezekiel 8:2 Explained

Ezekiel 8:2

KJV: 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.

YLT: and I look, and lo, 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 the colour of copper.

Darby: And I looked, 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 the look of glowing brass.

ASV: Then I beheld, and, lo, 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezekiel 8:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Ezekiel had another vision of God. The description of God is the same as what the prophet wrote that he saw by the river Chebar ( Ezekiel 1:27). The description of God stresses His holiness.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 8

1  Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem
5  is shown the image of jealousy
7  the chambers of imagery
13  the mourners for Tammuz
16  the worshippers toward the sun
17  God's wrath for their idolatry

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 8:2 mean?

And I looked and there was a likeness like the appearance of fire from the appearance of His waist and downward fire and from His waist and upward like the appearance of brightness like the color of amber
וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה דְמוּת֙ כְּמַרְאֵה־ אֵ֔שׁ מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה מָתְנָ֛יו וּלְמַ֖טָּה אֵ֑שׁ וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו וּלְמַ֔עְלָה כְּמַרְאֵה־ זֹ֖הַר כְּעֵ֥ין הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה

וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה  And  I  looked 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְהִנֵּ֤ה  and  there  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
דְמוּת֙  a  likeness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: דְּמוּת  
Sense: likeness, similitude adv.
כְּמַרְאֵה־  like  the  appearance  of 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
אֵ֔שׁ  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה  from  the  appearance 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
מָתְנָ֛יו  of  His  waist 
Parse: Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular
Root: מָתְנַיִם  
Sense: loins, hips.
וּלְמַ֖טָּה  and  downward 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Adverb
Root: מַטָּה  
Sense: downwards, below.
אֵ֑שׁ  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו  and  from  His  waist 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular
Root: מָתְנַיִם  
Sense: loins, hips.
וּלְמַ֔עְלָה  and  upward 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
כְּמַרְאֵה־  like  the  appearance 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
זֹ֖הַר  of  brightness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זׄהַר  
Sense: brightness, shining.
כְּעֵ֥ין  like  the  color 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, common singular construct
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה  of  amber 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: חַשְׁמַל  
Sense: a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain).

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