Ezekiel
Ezekiel 2:8–9
8And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
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Ezekiel 2:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֗ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| listen | שְׁמַע֙ | šə·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| tell you | מְדַבֵּ֣ר | mə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be | תְּהִי־ | tə·hî- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| rebellious | מֶ֖רִי | me·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H4805 rebellion |
| like that rebellious | הַמֶּ֑רִי | ham·me·rî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4805 rebellion |
| house | כְּבֵ֣ית | kə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| Open | פְּצֵ֣ה | pə·ṣêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6475 part, open |
| your mouth | פִ֔יךָ | p̄î·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and eat | וֶאֱכֹ֕ל | we·’ĕ·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H398 eat |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| give | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Ezekiel 2:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I looked | וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה | wā·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a hand | יָ֖ד | yāḏ | Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| reaching out | שְׁלוּחָ֣ה | šə·lū·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7971 send |
| to me | אֵלָ֑י | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| and | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| in it | ב֖וֹ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| was a scroll | מְגִלַּת־ | mə·ḡil·laṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4039 roll |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 2:8 Revelation 10:9 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Isaiah 50:5 · Ezekiel 3:1–3 · 1 Peter 5:3 · Ezekiel 3:10 · 1 Timothy 4:14–16 · Numbers 20:24 · Leviticus 10:3 · Numbers 20:10–13 · 1 Kings 13:21–22
Ezekiel 2:9 Ezekiel 8:3 · Daniel 10:10 · Revelation 10:8–11 · Ezekiel 3:1 · Revelation 5:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.