Ezekiel 8:8

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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 · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 8:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
  2. 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?”
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Amos 9:2Though 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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