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But you, son of man, listen to what I am telling you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”

Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out toward me, and in it there was a rolled-up scroll. 10 He unrolled it in front of me, and there was writing on both sides. Written on it was: Laments, Groaning, and Woe.

Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat what you have received. Eat this scroll, and then go, speak to the house of Israel.” I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll.

Then he said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll that I am giving you.” I ate, and in my mouth it was sweet like honey.

And you, son of man,[a] hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.” And I looked,[b] and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.[c] 10 And he rolled it out[d] before me,[e] and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.[f]

And he said to me, “Son of man,[g] what you find, eat! Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” And I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat, and he said to me, “Son of man,[h] you must give your stomach this to eat, and you must fill your belly with this scroll that I am giving to you.” And I ate, and it became like sweet honey[i] in my mouth.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 2:8 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 2:9 Or “saw”
  3. Ezekiel 2:9 Literally “a scroll of a book”
  4. Ezekiel 2:10 Or “he spread it out”
  5. Ezekiel 2:10 Literally “to the face of me”
  6. Ezekiel 2:10 Or “woe”
  7. Ezekiel 3:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  8. Ezekiel 3:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  9. Ezekiel 3:3 Literally “like honey for sweetness”