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It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. <a href="/nlt/revelation/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. <a href="/esv/revelation/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. <a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the angel, and I ate it; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/kjv/revelation/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/nasb/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> I took the little book out of the angel&#8217s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was in my mouth sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/lsb/revelation/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I took the little scroll out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/amp/revelation/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So I took the little book from the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey; but once I had swallowed it, my stomach was bitter. <a href="/csb/revelation/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I took the little scroll from the angel&#8217s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter. <a href="/asv/revelation/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. <a href="/cev/revelation/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. The taste was sweet as honey, but my stomach turned sour. <a href="/erv/revelation/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. <a href="/gwt/revelation/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, it was bitter in my stomach. <a href="/gnt/revelation/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> I took the little scroll from his hand and ate it, and it tasted sweet as honey in my mouth. But after I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. <a href="/isv/revelation/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> So I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, it turned bitter in my stomach. <a href="/msb/revelation/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So I took the scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. <a href="/net/revelation/10.htm">NET Bible</a> So I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it, and it did taste as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. <a href="/nheb/revelation/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I took the little scroll out of the angel's hand, and ate it up. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/wbt/revelation/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it my belly was bitter. <a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So I took the roll out of the angel's hand and ate the whole of it; and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it I found it very bitter. <a href="/web/revelation/10.htm">World English Bible</a> I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the messenger, and ate it up, and it was in my mouth sweet as honey, and when I ate it my belly was made bitter; <a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the angel, and I ate it; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/ylt/revelation/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the messenger, and did eat it up, and it was in my mouth as honey -- sweet, and when I did eat it -- my belly was made bitter; <a href="/slt/revelation/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I took the small book from the angel's hand, and I was eating it; and in my mouth was as honey, sweet: and when I ate it, my belly was bitter.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I took the book from the hand of the angel, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth, sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I received the book from the hand of the Angel, and I consumed it. And it was sweet like honey in my mouth. And when I had consumed it, my stomach was made bitter. <a href="/nabre/revelation/10.htm">New American Bible</a> I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and swallowed it. In my mouth it was like sweet honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So I took the little book out of the hand of the angel, and ate it; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth: but as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I took the little scroll from the hand of the Angel and I ate it and it was like sweet honey in my mouth and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was bitter. <a href="/godbey/revelation/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I took the little book out of the hand of the angel, and I ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I ate it, my stomach was bitter. <a href="/haweis/revelation/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I took the little book out of the angel鈥檚 hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth as honey sweet; yet when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. <a href="/mace/revelation/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> immediately having took the little book out of the angel's hand, I swallowed it down: and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey: but as soon as I had swallowed it, it was bitter within me. <a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So I took the roll out of the angel's hand and ate the whole of it; and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it I found it very bitter. <a href="/worrell/revelation/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I took the little book out of the hand of the angel, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and, when I ate it, my belly was made bitter. <a href="/worsley/revelation/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth sweet as honey, and when I had eaten it my belly was bitter. <a href="/parallel/revelation/10-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2083" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">The Angel and the Small Scroll</a> …9And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” 10<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: elabon (V-AIA-1S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">I took</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/974.htm" title="974: biblaridion (N-ANS) -- A little papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblion; a booklet.">small scroll</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelou (N-GMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angel’s</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiros (N-GFS) -- A hand. ">hand</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2719.htm" title="2719: katephagon (V-AIA-1S) -- To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.">ate</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it was</a> <a href="/greek/1099.htm" title="1099: glyky (Adj-NNS) -- Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet.">as sweet</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3192.htm" title="3192: meli (N-NNS) -- Honey. Apparently a primary word; honey.">honey</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stomati (N-DNS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">mouth,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">when</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: ephagon (V-AIA-1S) -- A primary verb; to eat.">I had eaten</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2836.htm" title="2836: koilia (N-NFS) -- From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.">stomach</a> <a href="/greek/4087.htm" title="4087: epikranthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. From pikros; to embitter.">turned bitter.</a> 11And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel 3:1-3</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.” / So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a> Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a> How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! <a href="/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8-10</a> And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” / Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe. <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14</a> So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me. <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a> If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a> They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a> I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. <a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97</a> Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. <a href="/psalms/119-140.htm">Psalm 119:140</a> Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it. <a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a> Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a> The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Revelation 5:1-5</a> Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. / And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” / But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.sweet.<a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a> More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.<a href="/psalms/104-34.htm">Psalm 104:34</a> My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.<a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a> How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!my belly.<a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Ezekiel 2:10</a> And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.<a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14</a> So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/8-4.htm">Angel's</a> <a href="/galatians/2-12.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/revelation/5-4.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Little</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/revelation/6-11.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm">Tasted</a> <a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Angel's</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/revelation/12-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/revelation/17-10.htm">Little</a> <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-3.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Tasted</a> <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 10</div>1. <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">He swears by him who lives forever, that there shall be no more time.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">John is commanded to take and eat the book.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/revelation/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and ate it The act of taking the "small scroll" signifies a personal acceptance and responsibility for the message contained within. In the context of Revelation, scrolls often symbolize divine revelation or prophecy. The Greek word for "scroll" (βιβλαρίδιον, biblaridion) suggests a diminutive form, indicating that this message, while significant, is part of a larger divine narrative. Historically, scrolls were the primary medium for recording sacred texts, emphasizing the importance of the message John is about to internalize.It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth The sweetness "as honey" reflects the initial joy and delight in receiving God's word. In the Hebrew Scriptures, honey is often used metaphorically to describe the desirability and richness of God's laws and promises (e.g., <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a>). The sweetness indicates the initial pleasure and satisfaction that comes from understanding and receiving divine truth. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3</a>, where the prophet also eats a scroll that is sweet as honey, symbolizing the pleasantness of receiving God's revelation.but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter The bitterness in the "stomach" represents the difficult and often painful reality of living out or proclaiming God's message. The Greek word for "bitter" (πικρός, pikros) conveys a sense of harshness or severity. This duality of sweetness and bitterness highlights the complex nature of prophecy: while the message of God is inherently good and true, its implications can be challenging and distressing, especially when it involves judgment or suffering. This reflects the broader biblical theme that following God's will can lead to trials and tribulations, as seen in the lives of many prophets and apostles.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) And I took . . .--The Evangelist takes the roll, as he was bidden, out of the angel's hand, eats it up, and finds it, as he was told, "in his mouth as honey, sweet." In this his experience resembles that of Ezekiel, who found the roll in his mouth as honey for sweetness (<a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm" title="And he said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.">Ezekiel 3:3</a>). So the Psalmist could rejoice in God's words and God's law as sweet, sweeter than honey and the honeycomb (<a href="/psalms/119-103.htm" title="How sweet are your words to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!">Psalm 119:103</a>; <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm" title="More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.">Psalm 19:10</a>). He who is ready to endure bitterness in his fidelity to God must not only be interpenetrated by divine teaching; he must have also realised its sweetness, or else, however pleasant his words may sound, they will lack the sweetness which is as needful to the words of the teacher as to the songs of the poet. But the after effect of the sweet-tasting roll is bitterness. Ezekiel makes no mention of this bitterness; yet we know how much his fidelity to the words he loved so well must have cost him when he was bidden to arm himself with a flinty determination (<a href="/context/ezekiel/3-9.htm" title="As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.">Ezekiel 3:9-14</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/2-6.htm" title="And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.">Ezekiel 2:6-7</a>), and the patient courage of one whose lot was among thorns and briars and scorpions. It must always be so. The love of Christ may constrain men, but the very ardour of their affections must bring them through tribulation, and may make them as outcasts, defamed, persecuted, slain. The flaming zeal to emancipate mankind from thraldoms, follies, and ruinous sins may stir the soul with a holy joy; but there come moments when men are almost tempted to turn back, and to think that they have undertaken a hopeless task, when they find how slow is their progress, and what new and unexpected difficulties arise. Such was the bitterness which Moses felt: "Why is it that Thou hast sent me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast Thou delivered thy people at all." The most enthusiastic souls who love their fellow-men, and who feel how sweet and high is their calling, perhaps feel most of this bitterness. Their very love makes all failure very bitter to bear; yet is it through this martyrdom of failure that the noblest victories are won.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter (see above). The angel, foreseeing the nature of the contents, alludes to the bitterness first; the writer narrates his experiences in the historical order. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/10-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I took ἔλαβον (elabon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. small scroll βιβλαρίδιον (biblaridion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_974.htm">Strong's 974: </a> A little papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblion; a booklet. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. angel’s ἀγγέλου (angelou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. hand χειρὸς (cheiros) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. ate κατέφαγον (katephagon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour. it; αὐτό (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. it was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. sweet γλυκύ (glyky) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1099.htm">Strong's 1099: </a> Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. honey μέλι (meli) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3192.htm">Strong's 3192: </a> Honey. Apparently a primary word; honey. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. mouth, στόματί (stomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. [but] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. when ὅτε (hote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. I had eaten ἔφαγον (ephagon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A primary verb; to eat. it, αὐτό (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. stomach κοιλία (koilia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2836.htm">Strong's 2836: </a> From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart. turned bitter. ἐπικράνθη (epikranthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4087.htm">Strong's 4087: </a> To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. 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