Acts 21:11

And when he came to us, he took Rav Sha'ulʼs gartel and, having bound his own feet and hands with it, Agav said, So says the Ruach Hakodesh: this is the way the Yehudim in Yerushalayim will bind the man who owns this gartel, and they will hand him over to the Goyim. + 21:11 1Kgs 22:11; Isa 20:2-4; Jer 13:1-11

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

In Context

10And remaining there many yamim, a certain one came down from Yehudah, a navi, Agav by name.

12And when we heard these things, we were begging Rav Sha'ul, both we and the locals, not to make any aliyah (ascent) to Yerushalayim.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:27And as Shmuel turned about to go away, he + 15:27 Sha'ul seized the edge of his me'il (robe, mantle), and he tore (it).

1 Kings 22:11Tzidkiyah ben Kena'anah made him + 22:11 goring horns of barzel: and said, Thus saith Hashem, With these shalt thou push Aram until thou have consumed them.

Jeremiah 13:1Thus saith Hashem unto me, Go and buy thee a linen + 13:1 i.e., priestly ezor (belt) and put it around thy waist, and put it not in mayim.

Ezekiel 24:19And haam (the people) said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou art so doing?

Matthew 20:18Hinei! We are going up to Yerushalayim, and the Bar Enosh + 20:18 Moshiach will be handed over to the Rashei Hakohanim and the Sofrim (scribes, torah teachers, or rabbonim), and they will condemn him to death.

Acts 9:16For I will show him how much it is necessary for him to undergo yissurim (sufferings) on behalf of Shmi (my Name).

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:9-15

The Prophecy of Agabus; Paul's Adherence to His Resolution to Visit Jerusalem. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and… Read the whole commentary →

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