Ezekiel 8:8

In 11 translations

BSB

“Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.

KJV

Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

WEB

Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig now in the wall.” When I had dug in the wall, I saw a door.

ASV

Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

LSV

and He says to me, “Son of man, now dig through the wall”; and I dig through the wall, and behold, an opening.

YLT

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.

DBY

And he said unto me, Son of man, dig now through the wall; and I digged through the wall, and behold, a door.

DRC

And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

GNV

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.

JPS

Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, dig now in the wall'; and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

LXXE

And he said to me, Son of man, dig: so I dug, and behold a door.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חֲתָר־נָ֣א בַקִּ֑יר וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר בַּקִּ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה פֶּ֥תַח אֶחָֽד׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, ὄρυξον· καὶ ὤρυξα, καὶ ἰδοὺ θύρα.

Who and where

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
• Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
• Amos 9:2–3Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them;…
• Jeremiah 2:34Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things
• Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).