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Ezekiel 8:8

And he seide to me, Sone of man, digge thou the wal; and whanne Y hadde diggid the wal, o dore apperide.

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 American Standard Bible
And He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, 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.
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 And he ledde me with ynne to the dore of the halle; and Y siy, and lo! oon hoole in the wal. 8 And he seide to me, Sone of man, digge thou the wal; and whanne Y hadde diggid the wal, o dore apperide. 9 And he seide to me, Entre thou, and se the worste abhomynaciouns, whiche these men doon here. 10 And Y entride, and siy; and lo! ech licnesse of `crepynge beestis, and abhomynacioun of beestis, and alle idols of the hous of Israel, weren peyntid in the wal al aboute in cumpas. 11 And seuenti men of the eldere of the hous of Israel stoden; and Jeconye, the sone of Saphan, stood in the myddis of hem, stondynge bifore the peyntyngis; and ech man hadde a censere in his hond, and the smoke of a cloude of encense stiede. 12 And he seide to me, Certis, sone of man, thou seest what thingis the eldere men of the hous of Israel doen in derknessis, ech man in the hid place of his bed; for thei seiyn, The Lord seeth not vs, the Lord hath forsake the lond.

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
Sotheli whanne othere seuene daies weren abedun aftirward, eft he leet out a culuer fro the schip;
Genesis 8:11
and sche cam to hym at euentid, and bare in hir mouth a braunche of olyue tre with greene leeuys. Therfor Noe vndirstood that the watris hadden ceessid on erthe;
Genesis 8:12
and neuerthelesse he abood seuene othere daies, and sente out a culuer, which turnede `no more ayen to hym.
Song of Solomon 1:15
Lo! my frendesse, thou art fair; lo! thou art fair, thin iyen ben the iyen of culueris.
Song of Solomon 2:14
My culuer is in the hoolis of stoon, in the chyne of a wal with out morter. Schewe thi face to me, thi vois sowne in myn eeris; for thi vois is swete, and thi face is fair.
Matthew 10:16
Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.

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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