²⁶ Now ^(A)above the expanse that was over their heads there was something ^(B)resembling a throne, like ^[a](C)lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a ^(D)man.

³ So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ^(A)bronze, with a ^(B)thread of flax and a ^(C)measuring ^[a]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.