Ezekiel 2:10

Ezekiel 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
• New International Version (NIV)which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

Context of Ezekiel 2:10

8But you must listen to what I say to you, son of man. Do not refuse to obey me, as those people refuse to obey me. Open your mouth and eat what I will give to you.’ 9When I looked, I saw a hand! It held out a scroll towards me. He opened the scroll so that I could see inside it. I saw words that were written on both sides of the scroll. There were sad funeral songs, and words about great trouble that make you weep.

Ezekiel 2:10 word by word

וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אוֹתָהּ֙ לְפָנַ֔י וְהִ֥יא כְתוּבָ֖ה פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֑וֹר וְכָת֣וּב אֵלֶ֔יהָ קִנִ֥ים וָהֶ֖גֶה וָהִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• it beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• and withoutאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• therein lamentationsקִינָהqîynâh · dirgeH7015
• and mourningהֶ֫גֶהhegeh · moaningH1899
• and woeהִיhîy · woeH1958

Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:10

• Isaiah 30:8Go and write this message down for them to see. Yes, write it in a book so that it will always be there to read. In the future, it will always show what is true.
• Habakkuk 2:2The Lord answered me. He said: ‘Write down what I will show to you. Make it very clear on the page where you write it. Then someone can easily read it, and he can tell the message to other people.
• Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.
• Jeremiah 36:29Then tell the king that the Lord says this: “You burned the scroll because you did not like the message that was written on it. It said that the king of Babylon would come to destroy this land, with all its people and animals. You warned Jeremiah that he should not write things like that.”
• Revelation 8:13Then I looked up. I saw an eagle that was flying high in the sky above me. I heard it say with a loud voice, ‘Great trouble! Great trouble! Yes, great trouble is coming to the people who live on the earth! Very bad things will happen when the other three angels make a sound with their trumpets!’
• Revelation 9:12The first great trouble has now finished. But after all these things, there are two more great troubles still to come.
• Revelation 11:14That is the second great trouble and it has now finished. But the third great trouble will come soon.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10It was written within and without - Contrary to the state of rolls in general, which are written on the inside only. The Hebrew rolls are generally written in this way. There are several of such Hebrew rolls before me, all written on the inside only, consisting of skins of vellum, or parchment, or basil, a sort of half-tanned sheep or goat skin, sewed together, extending to several yards in length. Other Asiatic books were written in the same way. A…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God, must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet must be faithful to the souls of those to whom he was sent. All who speak from God to others, must obey his voice. The discoveries of sin, and the warnings of wrath, should be matter of lamentation. And those acquainted with the word of God, will clearly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The scroll contained so many words of judgment that writing covered both sides. This showed how serious the message was. Ezekiel had to announce the curses for breaking the covenant (God’s promises and commands) to a rebellious people (see Deuteronomy 28:15–68; compare Zechariah 5:2–4). This scroll full of judgment is a clear picture of the message in Ezekiel 1–24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. within and without--on the face and the back. Usually the parchment was written only on its inside when rolled up; but so full was God's message of impending woes that it was written also on the back.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ability
• Book
• Forbear
• Living creatures
• Scorpion
• Tale
• Back, Back Parts
• Self-Surrender
• Writing
• Roll

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings