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 ^(A)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^(B)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and ^(C)there was brightness around him.^[a]

² Then I looked, and behold, ^(A)a form that had the appearance of a man.^{[a] (B)}Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like ^(C)gleaming metal.^[b]