Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.
New American Standard Bible
Then I looked, and behold, a
King James Version
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
Holman Bible
So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me,
International Standard Version
As I watched, all of a sudden there was a hand being stretched out in my direction! And there was a scroll
A Conservative Version
And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me, and, lo, a roll of a book was in it,
American Standard Version
And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
Amplified
Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out toward me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
Bible in Basic English
And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;
Darby Translation
And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall see, and behold, a hand sent to me; and behold, in it a roll of a book.
King James 2000
And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a scroll of a book was in it;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I looked, and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it [was] {a scroll with writing}.
Modern King James verseion
And I looked, and behold! A hand was extended to me; and lo, a roll of a book was in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So as I was looking up, behold, there was sent unto me a hand, wherein was a closed book:
New Heart English Bible
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
The Emphasized Bible
So I looked, and lo! a hand put forth unto me, - and lo! therein a scroll;
Webster
And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent to me; and lo, a roll of a book was in it;
World English Bible
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
Youngs Literal Translation
And I look, and lo, a hand is sent forth unto me, and lo, in it a roll of a book,
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Yad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
8 As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you." 9 Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll. 10 He unrolled it before me, and it had writing on the front and back; written on it were laments, mourning, and woe.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:3
He stretched out the form of a hand and grabbed me by a lock of hair on my head. Then a wind lifted me up between the earth and sky and brought me to Jerusalem by means of divine visions, to the door of the inner gate which faces north where the statue which provokes to jealousy was located.
Ezekiel 3:1
He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you see in front of you -- eat this scroll -- and then go and speak to the house of Israel."
Daniel 10:10
Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees.
Revelation 5:1-5
Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 10:8-11
Then the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, "Go and take the open scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."
Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.
Jeremiah 36:2
"Get a scroll. Write on it everything I have told you to say about Israel, Judah, and all the other nations since I began to speak to you in the reign of Josiah until now.
Daniel 5:5
At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.
Daniel 10:16-18
Then one who appeared to be a human being was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, "Sir, due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.
Hebrews 10:7
"Then I said, 'Here I am: I have come -- it is written of me in the scroll of the book -- to do your will, O God.'"