Ezekiel 2:9

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,

Ezekiel 2:9 in Other Translations

9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

9 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll,

9 When I looked he had his hand stretched out to me, and in the hand a book, a scroll.

9 So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and there was a written scroll in it.

Ezekiel 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 2:9

And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me
Not of an angel, but of Christ himself, in a visionary way; for this was not a real hand, but the likeness of one, as in ( Ezekiel 8:3 ) ; and so the Targum here,

``and I saw, and behold, the likeness of a hand stretched out on the side to me.''

This symbol was to show that his prophecy, that he was sent to deliver, was from heaven and came from Christ; and that hand that delivered it to him would protect and defend him: and, lo a roll of a book [was] therein;
held in it, and held forth by it, to the prophet. Books were frequently written on parchment or vellum, and rolled about a stick, in form of a cylinder; and hence they were called volumes or rolls, ( Psalms 40:7 ) . This roll was a symbol of the prophecy of this book.

Ezekiel 2:9 In-Context

7 You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.

8 But 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.”

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,

10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 8:3
• 2. S Psalms 40:7; S Jeremiah 36:4; Revelation 5:1-5; Revelation 10:8-10