The Meaning of Ezekiel 2:9 Explained

Ezekiel 2:9

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

YLT: And I look, and lo, a hand is sent forth unto me, and lo, in it a roll of a book,

Darby: And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

ASV: And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ezekiel 2:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 2:1-10 - A Hard Commission
The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissioned to go on with his divine mission, undeterred by their opposition. Under such circumstances we must be sure of a Thus saith the Lord. But no man can stand against the continual opposition of his fellows, unless his strength is renewed, as Ezekiel's was, by eating that which God gives. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee, Ezekiel 2:8. Let us specially consider the divine denunciations of sin, that our words may be sharper than any two-edged sword. Nothing makes us so strong as feeding perpetually upon the roll of the Book, and especially on the Word within the words. We must eat the flesh and drink in the life of the Son of man, if we can deal aright with the needs of the sons of men. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 2

1  Ezekiel's commission
6  His instruction
9  The scroll of his heavy prophecy

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 2:9 mean?

And when I looked and there was a hand stretched out to me and behold [was] in it a scroll of a book
וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה וְהִנֵּה־ יָ֖ד שְׁלוּחָ֣ה אֵלָ֑י וְהִנֵּה־ ב֖וֹ מְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר

וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה  And  when  I  looked 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְהִנֵּה־  and  there  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
יָ֖ד  a  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
שְׁלוּחָ֣ה  stretched  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֵלָ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וְהִנֵּה־  and  behold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
ב֖וֹ  [was]  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
מְגִלַּת־  a  scroll 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְגִלָּה  
Sense: roll, book, writing.
סֵֽפֶר  of  a  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.