King James Version
Ezekiel 2:9 in the King James Version says “And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;”
Ezekiel 2:9 · KJV
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. most: Heb. rebellion
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.
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And when I looked”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“behold an hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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