Ezechiele 8:2

2 Io guardai, ed ecco una figura d’uomo, che aveva l’aspetto del fuoco; dai fianchi in giù pareva di fuoco; e dai fianchi in su aveva un aspetto risplendente, come di terso rame.

Ezechiele 8:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:2

And then one beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of
fire
The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "behold the likeness of a man"; reading (vya) , "a man", for (va) , "fire"; but without supposing such a reading, for which there is no foundation, this likeness may very well be understood of the likeness of a man; since mention is made of his joins in the next clause, and of his hand in ( Ezekiel 8:3 ) ; and the description agrees with the appearance of a man in ( Ezekiel 1:26 Ezekiel 1:27 ) ; it was usual for the Son of God, who doubtless is here meant, to appear in a human form; and so Junius and Tremellius supply the words,

``and lo a likeness "of a man", as in the appearance of fire:''

it was the form of a fiery man that was seen, as he is further described: from the appearance of his loins, even downward, fire;
his lower parts, thighs, legs, and feet; expressive either of the light of grace communicated from Christ to his people; or of his fervent love towards them, or flaming zeal for God and his house; or rather of his wrath against an idolatrous people; see ( Revelation 1:15 ) ; a like description is in ( Ezekiel 1:27 ) ; and from his loins, even upward, as the appearance of brightness;
his upper parts, back, belly, breast, shoulders, arms, head which may denote his incomprehensible majesty and glory; his glory being the glory of the only begotten, the brightness of his Father's glory, and the express image of his person. The Targum renders both the one and the other part of the description thus,

``and I saw, and twelve a likeness as the look of fire, the look of glory, which the eye cannot see, nor is it possible to look upon it; and beneath the look of fire, and the look of glory, which the eye cannot behold, nor is it possible to contemplate it; and above, as the look of brightness:''

as the colour of amber:
or "chasmal": which some take to be the name of an angel. The Syriac version is, "as the look of God"; (See Gill on Ezekiel 1:4); and (See Gill on Ezekiel 1:27).

Ezechiele 8:2 In-Context

1 E il sesto anno, il quinto giorno del sesto mese, avvenne che, come io stavo seduto in casa mia e gli anziani di Giuda eran seduti in mia presenza, la mano del Signore, dell’Eterno, cadde quivi su me.

2 Io guardai, ed ecco una figura d’uomo, che aveva l’aspetto del fuoco; dai fianchi in giù pareva di fuoco; e dai fianchi in su aveva un aspetto risplendente, come di terso rame.

3 Egli stese una forma di mano, e mi prese per una ciocca de’ miei capelli; e lo spirito mi sollevò fra terra e cielo, e mi trasportò in visioni divine a Gerusalemme, all’ingresso della porta interna che guarda verso il settentrione, dov’era posto l’idolo della gelosia, che eccita a gelosia.

4 Ed ecco che quivi era la gloria dell’Iddio d’Israele, come nella visione che avevo avuta nella valle.

5 Ed egli mi disse: "Figliuol d’uomo, alza ora gli occhi verso il settentrione". Ed io alzai gli occhi verso il settentrione, ed ecco che al settentrione della porta dell’altare, all’ingresso, stava quell’idolo della gelosia.