3
I did not eat any rich food or any meat, drink any wine, or comb my hair until the three weeks were past.
4
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month of the year I was standing on the bank of the mighty Tigris River.
5
I looked up and saw someone who was wearing linen clothes and a belt of fine gold.
6
His body shone like a jewel. His face was as bright as a flash of lightning, and his eyes blazed like fire. His arms and legs shone like polished bronze, and his voice sounded like the roar of a great crowd.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.