Ezekiel 3:1
Then said he unto me, Son of man What thou findest, eat,—eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2So I opened my mouth,—and he caused me to eat this roll.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:3And he said unto me- Son of man I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto rebellious nations, which have rebelled against me,—they, and their fathers have transgressed against me, until this very day;
Ezekiel 3:10Then said he unto me,— Son of man. All my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive thou into thy heart and in thine ears, hear thou:
Ezekiel 3:17Son of man, A watchman, have I appointed thee to the house of Israel,—and thou shalt hear, at my mouth a message, and shalt warn them from me.
Revelation 10:9And I went away unto the messenger, asking him to give me the little scroll; and he saith unto me—Take it, and eat it up; and it shall embitter thy belly, but, in thy mouth, shall be sweet as honey.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:1
In this chapter we have the further preparation of the prophet for the work to which God called him. I. His eating the roll that was presented to him in the close of the foregoing chapter, ver. 1-3 . II. Further instructions and encouragements given him to the same purport with those in the foregoing chapter, ver. 4-11 . III. The mighty impulse he was under, with which he was carried to those that were to be his hearers, ver. 12-15 . IV. A further explication of his office and business as a prophet, under the… Read the whole commentary →