² There the angel of the Lord^(A) appeared to him in flames of fire^(B) from within a bush.^(C) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.

¹⁶ On the morning of the third day there was thunder^(A) and lightning, with a thick cloud^(B) over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.^(C) Everyone in the camp trembled.^(D)

¹⁸ Mount Sinai was covered with smoke,^(A) because the Lord descended on it in fire.^(B) The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,^(C) and the whole mountain^[a] trembled^(D) violently.

¹⁹ As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice^(A) of God answered^(B) him.^[a]

¹⁸ When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet^(A) and saw the mountain in smoke,^(B) they trembled with fear.^(C) They stayed at a distance

¹⁹ and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak^(A) to us or we will die.”^(B)

¹⁰ and saw^(A) the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli,^(B) as bright blue as the sky.^(C)

¹⁷ To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire^(A) on top of the mountain.

¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”^(A)

¹⁹ And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass^(B) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,^(C) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.^{(D) 20} But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see^(E) me and live.”