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The likeness; the appearance or resemblance; of which word before, Eze_1:13,16.
The firmament: the living creatures, the wheels, and these upon the earth, our prophet had seen and mentioned; now he speaks of the firmament, which must be supposed to be stretched forth above the earth; as the prophet saw the one, so he saw the other. This firmament was not that we behold, it was emblematical and representative. It appeared, but much more august and wonderful than the natural.
Upon; not resting upon, but over their heads stretched out, and the Hebrew were better read, over, in this place and on this occasion.
The colour, Heb. eye, a word twice already here used, and in the same sense; the aspect, and shape or form, as Eze_1:8,16.
Of the terrible crystal, for splendour, purity, and solidity: all that was above these creatures and wheels was beautiful and very majestical, as indeed it was meet it should be; and it is therefore called terrible, because it impresseth a veneration upon the mind of the beholders, it dazzleth the eye, and overpowereth it: the same word is used concerning the name of God, holy and reverend, Psa_99:3 111:9.