Ezekiel 2:10 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 2:10

which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.

BSB

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ASV

and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

KJV

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 5:7 (253)

I take it to be similar in the case of the book mentioned by Ezekiel, in which had been written lamentation, mourning and woe. The whole book contains the "woe" of those perishing, and the "mourning" of those being saved and the "lamentation" of those in between. John, too, who eats one roll on which there is writing on the back and the front, considered the whole Scripture as one book, which is thought to be sweet at the start, when one chews it, but bitter in the perception of each of those who come to know it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What could be more lamentable, more mournful, more woeful, than to see a holy happy people sunk into such a state of sin and misery as it appears by the prophecy of this book the Jews were at this time? Ezekiel echoes to Jeremiah's lamentations. Note, Though God is rich in mercy, yet impenitent sinners will find there are even among his words lamentations and woe.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

It was written within and without - Contrary to the state of rolls in general, which are written on the inside only. The Hebrew rolls are generally written in this way. There are several of such Hebrew rolls before me, all written on the inside only, consisting of skins of vellum, or parchment, or basil, a sort of half-tanned sheep or goat skin, sewed together, extending to several yards in length. Other Asiatic books were written in the same way.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ	vai.yif.Ros	and he spread out	H6566 →
אוֹתָהּ֙	'o.Tah	<obj.> it	H853 →
לְפָנַ֔י	le.fa.Nai	<to> before me	H6440 →
וְהִ֥יא	ve.Hi'	and it	H1931 →
כְתוּבָ֖ה	khe.tu.Vah	[was] written	H3789 →
פָּנִ֣ים	pa.Nim	face	H6440 →
וְאָח֑וֹר	ve.'a.Chor	and back	H268 →
וְכָת֣וּב	ve.kha.Tuv	and [was] written	H3789 →
אֵלֶ֔יהָ	'e.Lei.ha	to it	H413 →
קִנִ֥ים	ki.Nim	lamentations	H7015 →
וָהֶ֖גֶה	va.He.geh	and moaning	H1899 →
וָהִֽי׃ ס	va.Hi	and wailing	H1958 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 8:13
And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded…
leads to
- Revelation 11:14
  The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 9:12
  The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
- Revelation 14:6
  Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
Through
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 8:13
  Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
- James 2:13
  For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalms 120:3–4
  What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- Psalms 28:4
  Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
- Proverbs 1:31
  So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel