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New American Standard Bible

Ezekiel 8:8

And He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idolatry;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jerusalem;   Visions;   Walls;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Image;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Idol, Idolatry;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoiakim;   Temple;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Totemism;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to me, “Son of man, dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.
Hebrew Names Version
Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the wall, behold, a door.
King James Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
English Standard Version
Then he said to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall." So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance.
New Century Version
He said to me, "Human, dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall and saw an entrance.
Amplified Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." And when I had dug into the wall, behold, there was an entrance.
World English Bible
Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the wall, behold, a door.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, digge nowe in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, beholde, there was a doore.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.
Legacy Standard Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.
Berean Standard Bible
"Son of man," He told me, "dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.
Contemporary English Version
God said, "Make this hole bigger." And when I did, I realized it was a doorway.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, "Human being, dig into the wall." After digging in the wall, I saw a door.
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, dig now through the wall; and I digged through the wall, and behold, a door.
Easy-to-Read Version
God said to me, "Son of man, make a hole in the wall." So I made a hole in the wall, and there I saw a door.
George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to me, Son of man, dig in the wall; and when I had digged in the wall, behold, there I found a door.
Good News Translation
He said, "Mortal man, break through the wall here." I broke through it and found a door.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, dig now through the wall." And I dug through the wall, and look! There was a doorway.
Literal Translation
And He said to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall. And I dug in the wall; and, behold, an opening!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sonne off man, dygge thorow the wall. And when I dygged thorow the wall, beholde, there was a dore.
American Standard Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, Son of man, make a hole in the wall: and after making a hole in the wall I saw a door.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, dig now in the wall'; and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
King James Version (1611)
Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, digge now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a doore.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, digge nowe in the wall: and when I digged in the wall, beholde there was a doore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Son of man, dig: so I dug, and behold a door.
English Revised Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Sone of man, digge thou the wal; and whanne Y hadde diggid the wal, o dore apperide.
Update Bible Version
Then he said to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the wall, look, a door.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
New English Translation
He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and discovered a doorway.
New King James Version
Then He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall"; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.
New Living Translation
He said to me, "Now, son of man, dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway.
New Life Bible
And He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall and saw a door.
New Revised Standard
Then he said to me, "Mortal, dig through the wall"; and when I dug through the wall, there was an entrance.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto m Son of man Break I pray thee through the wall. So I broke through the wall, and lo! a single opening.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall, and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
Revised Standard Version
Then said he to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall"; and when I dug in the wall, lo, there was a door.
Young's Literal Translation
and He saith unto me, `Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "Son of man, dig through the wall." I dug through the wall and came upon a door.

Contextual Overview

7 Then He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard, and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall. 8 And He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.9 Then He said to me, "Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here." 10 So I entered and looked, and behold, every form of crawling things and animals and detestable things, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wall all around. 11 And standing in front of them were seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them, each man with his censer in his hand; and the fragrance of the cloud of incense was rising. 12 Then He said to me, "Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each man in the rooms of his carved images? For they say, 'The LORD does not see us; the LORD has abandoned the land.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Job 34:22, Isaiah 29:15, Jeremiah 2:34, *marg. Jeremiah 23:24, Amos 9:2, Amos 9:3

Reciprocal: Isaiah 57:8 - the doors Isaiah 59:12 - our transgressions Ezekiel 8:12 - in the

Cross-References

Genesis 8:10
So he waited another seven days longer; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
Genesis 8:11
And the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, in its beak was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was low on the earth.
Genesis 8:12
Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.
Song of Solomon 1:15
"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves."
Song of Solomon 2:14
"My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding place of the mountain pathway, Let me see how you look, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is pleasant, And you look delightful."
Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said he unto me, son of man, dig now in the wall,.... And so make the hole larger; that he might have a fuller view of what was to be seen within the wall:

and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door; an opening, by which he could go into the cell or chamber, and take a full view of what was to be seen there. All this was visionary, for in reality the prophet did not dig, nor could he, not having anything to dig with; but so things appeared to his mind in the vision: first a little hole, by which he could discern there was a room; then, by making use of some means, a large door appeared, at which there was an entrance into it.


 
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