Ezekiel 3:1
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, that which thou findest eat, eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:3And He saith unto Me, 'Son of man, I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto nations who are rebels, who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, unto this self-same day.
Ezekiel 3:10And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, all My words, that I speak unto thee, receive with thy heart, and with thine ears hear;
Ezekiel 3:17that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.
Revelation 10:9and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, 'Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, 'Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it 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 →