Parallel Verses
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.
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:
NET Bible
Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.
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 But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you." 9 When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:3
He put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looks toward the north; where there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
Ezekiel 3:1
He said to me, "Son of man, eat that which you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
Daniel 10:10
Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Revelation 5:1-5
I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.
Revelation 10:8-11
The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, "Go, take the scroll which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land."
Jeremiah 1:9
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Jeremiah 36:2
"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
Daniel 5:5
In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Daniel 10:16-18
And behold, one in the likeness of a human touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who stood before me, "My lord, it is because of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have no strength.
Hebrews 10:7
Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.'"