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Ezekiel 2:10
10which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom.
Context of Ezekiel 2:10
8But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” 9Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
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וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אוֹתָהּ֙ לְפָנַ֔י וְהִ֥יא כְתוּבָ֖ה פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֑וֹר וְכָת֣וּב אֵלֶ֔יהָ קִנִ֥ים וָהֶ֖גֶה וָהִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:10
- Isaiah 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
- Jeremiah 36:29Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it both man and beast?”
- Revelation 8:13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
- Revelation 9:12The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.
- Revelation 11:14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming 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
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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
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