1 AND the Lord called up one of the older angels, terrible and menacing, and placed him by me, in appearance white as snow, and his hands like ice, having the appearance of great frost, and he froze my face, because I could not endure the terror of the Lord, just as it is not possible to endure a stove's fire and the sun's heat, and the frost of the air. (2EN) 2 And the Lord said to me: 'Enoch, if thy face be not frozen here, no man will be able to behold thy face.' (2EN)
2 Enoch 37:1–2
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2 Enoch 22:1–3
1 ON the tenth Heaven, Aravoth, I saw the appearance of the Lord's face, like iron made to glow in fire, and brought out, emitting sparks, and it burns. (2EN) 2 Thus I saw the Lord's face, but the Lord's face is ineffable, marvellous and very awful, and very, very terri… (2EN)
Mandates 47:1–2
1 And these things he said to me very angrily, so that I was confounded, and feared him exceedingly; for his form was changed, so that a man could not endure his anger. (HER) 2 And when he saw that I was altogether disturbed and confounded, he began to speak more kindly… (HER)
2 Enoch 21:3–5
3 And I remained alone at the end of the seventh heaven and became afraid, and fell on my face and said to myself: 'Woe is me, what has befallen me?' (2EN) 4 And the Lord sent one of his glorious ones, the archangel Gabriel, and he said to me: 'Have courage, Enoch, do n… (2EN)
Book of Enoch 14:23–25
23 And the most holy ones who were nigh to Him did not leave by night nor depart from Him. (ENO) 24 And until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling: and the Lord called me with His own mouth, and said to me: ‘Come hither, Enoch, and hear my word.’ (ENO) 25 ⌈And one of the… (ENO)
2 Enoch 20:1–3
1 AND those two men lifted me up thence on to the seventh Heaven, and I saw there a very great light, and fiery troops of great archangels, incorporeal forces, and dominions, orders and governments, cherubim and seraphim, thrones and many-eyed ones, nine regime… (2EN)
Book of Enoch 39:13–14
13 And here my eyes saw all those who sleep not: they stand before Him and bless and say: ‘Blessed be Thou, and blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever.’ (ENO) 14 And my face was changed; for I could no longer behold. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 21:8–10
8 Then I said: ‘How fearful is the place and how terrible to look upon!’ (ENO) 9 Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: ‘Enoch, why hast thou such fear and affright?’ And I answered: ‘Because of this fearful place, and because… (ENO) 10 … (ENO)
Exodus 33:19–21
19 “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 20 But He added, “You cannot see My face, f…
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