KJV King James Version
And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;
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Ezekiel 2:9
And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
WEB World English Bible
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
ASV American Standard Version
And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I look, and lo, a hand is sent forth unto me, and lo, in it a roll of a book,
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 2
6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious.
8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
9 And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;
10 And he spread it before me; and it [was] written within and without: and [there was] written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
Cross-references
Ezekiel 8:3And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.Revelation 5:1-5And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.Revelation 10:8-11And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.Daniel 10:10And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.Ezekiel 3:1Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.Jeremiah 1:9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.Daniel 10:16-18And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.Hebrews 10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.Jeremiah 36:2Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.Daniel 5:5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
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