Ezekiel 2:8-3:3
Legacy Standard Bible
8 “Now as for you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and (A)eat what I am giving you.” 9 Then I looked, and behold, a (B)hand was sent forth to me; and behold, a [a](C)scroll was in it. 10 Then He spread it out before me, and it was written on the front and back, and written on it were lamentations, sighing, and (D)woe.
Ezekiel Sent to the House of Israel
3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; (E)eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I (F)opened my mouth, and He [b]fed me this scroll. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, [c]feed your stomach and (G)fill your [d]body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I (H)ate it, and it was sweet as (I)honey in my mouth.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:9 Lit scroll of a book
- Ezekiel 3:2 Lit made me eat, cf. 3:1, 3b
- Ezekiel 3:3 Lit make your stomach eat, cf. 3:3b
- Ezekiel 3:3 Lit inward parts
Ezekiel 2:8-3:3
International Standard Version
The Vision of the Edible Scroll
8 “Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group.[a] Now, open your mouth and eat what I’m giving you…”
9 As I watched, all of a sudden there was a hand being stretched out in my direction! And there was a scroll 10 being unrolled right in front of me! Written on both sides were lamentations, mourning, and cries of grief.[b]
Ezekiel’s Commission to Prophesy
3 Then he told me, “Son of Man, eat! Eat what you see[c]—this scroll—and then go talk to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth and he fed me[d] the scroll.
3 Then he told me, “Son of Man, fill your stomach and digest this scroll that I’m giving you.” So I ate it, and it was like sweet honey in my mouth.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 2:8 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 2:10 The Heb. lacks of grief
- Ezekiel 3:1 Lit. find
- Ezekiel 3:2 Lit. he caused me to eat
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