26 And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance ^zlike sapphire;¹ and ^aseated above the likeness of a throne was ^ba likeness with a human appearance. 27 And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^cgleaming 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 there was brightness around him.²