Ezekiel 3:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, feed thy belly, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I am giving unto thee. And I ate it; and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat this roll.
Cross References
Job 23:12From the commandment of his lips have I also not moved away: as a fixed statute for me have I treasured up the sayings of his mouth.
Psalms 19:10(19:11) They are those which are to be desired more than gold, and much fine gold; and they are sweeter than honey and the dropping of honeycomb.
Psalms 119:11In my heart have I treasured up thy saying, in order that I may not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:103How much sweeter are to my palate thy sayings than honey to my mouth!
Jeremiah 6:11And I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with sustaining it: [I must] pour it out over the child in the street, and over the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be seized, the aged with him that is full of days.
Jeremiah 20:9And I thought, I will not make mention of him, and I will not speak any more in his name. But it became in my heart as a burning fire enclosed within my bones, and I was weary with enduring, and I could not overcome it.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:2-16
The Prophet Ordered to Eat the Roll; Instructions Given to the Prophet; The Prophet's Instructions; Ezekiel's Reluctance to Be a Reprover. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And he… Read the whole commentary →