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Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth wide and eat what I am giving you.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “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 eat what I am giving you.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “As for you, son of man, listen to what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</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 am giving you.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</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 am giving you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, don't rebel against me, as they have done. Instead, listen to everything I tell you. And now, Ezekiel, open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But you, son of man, listen to what I say. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth, and eat what I am giving to you." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man, listen to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like them. Open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Son of Man, you are to listen to what I tell you. You are never to be rebellious like they are: a rebellious group. Now, open your mouth and eat what I'm giving you…" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. <a href="/web/ezekiel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, son of man, hear that which I am speaking to you; do not be of rebellion like the house of rebellion, open your mouth and eat that which I am giving to you.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And thou, son of man, hear that which I am speaking unto thee: Thou art not rebellious like the rebellious house, open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou son of man, hear what I speak to thee: Thou shalt not be contradiction as the house of contradiction: open thy mouth and eat what I give to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But thou, O son of man, hear all that I say to thee: and do not thou provoke me, as that house provoketh me: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But as for you, son of man, listen to all that I say to you. And do not choose to be provoking, as that house is a provoker. Open your mouth, and eat whatever I give to you.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> But you, son of man, hear me when I speak to you and do not rebel like this rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But you, mortal, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But you, Son of man, hear what I say to you; and be not rebellious like that rebellious house: but open your mouth and eat what I shall give you. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But you, son of man, hear the thing that I say to you. You shall not be rebellious as the rebellious household, but open your mouth and eat the thing that I give you”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee: be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house; open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou, son of man, hear him that speaks to thee; be not thou provoking, as the provoking house: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=367" 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/ezekiel/2.htm">Ezekiel's Call</a> …7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. 8<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">And you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to what</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: mə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">tell you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tə·hî- (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: me·rî (N-ms) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: ham·me·rî (Art:: N-ms) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">like that rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: kə·ḇêṯ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6475.htm" title="6475: pə·ṣêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To part, open. A primitive root; to rend, i.e. Open.">Open</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: p̄î·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">your mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: we·’ĕ·ḵōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">you.”</a> 9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,…<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="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-9</a> But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. / Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9-10</a> And 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.” / 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="/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="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-10</a> Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13-15</a> Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” <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="/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="/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="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2</a> “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word. <a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a> He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a> These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. <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="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17</a> Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that I give you.Be<a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.<a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10-13,24</a> And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? … <a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">1 Kings 13:21,22</a> And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, … open<a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel 3:1-3,10</a> Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel… <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a> Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.<a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm">1 Timothy 4:14-16</a> Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Uncontrolled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Uncontrolled</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 2</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Ezekiel's commission</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">His instruction</a> 9. <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">The scroll of his heavy prophecy</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> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And you, son of man, The term "son of man" is a title used frequently in Ezekiel, emphasizing the prophet's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. It underscores the distinction between God and man, highlighting Ezekiel's position as a mediator. This title is also significant in the New Testament, where Jesus frequently refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," indicating His role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.listen to what I tell you. This command underscores the importance of obedience to God's word. In the context of Ezekiel's prophetic ministry, listening implies not just hearing but also understanding and acting upon God's instructions. This theme of obedience is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which urges believers to be doers of the word, not merely hearers.Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. The "rebellious house" refers to the nation of Israel, which had consistently turned away from God's commandments. Historically, Israel's rebellion led to their exile and suffering. This warning to Ezekiel serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the need for faithfulness. The theme of rebellion and its consequences is a recurring motif in the Old Testament, seen in the narratives of the wilderness wanderings and the period of the judges.Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” This phrase introduces the symbolic act of eating the scroll, which occurs in the following chapter. Eating the scroll represents internalizing God's message, making it a part of oneself. This act is similar to the experience of the Apostle John in <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9-10</a>, where he also eats a scroll. It signifies the prophet's acceptance of his mission and the necessity of fully embracing God's word to proclaim it effectively. The imagery of eating God's word is a powerful metaphor for the sustenance and life that come from divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who commissions Ezekiel to speak to the rebellious Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The rebellious house referred to in the passage, representing the people of Israel who have turned away from God. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context in which Ezekiel receives his prophetic call, as the Israelites are in captivity due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a> Ezekiel is commanded to listen and not rebel, highlighting the importance of obedience in our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/i/internalization_of_scripture.htm">Internalization of Scripture</a> The act of eating the scroll symbolizes taking God's word into our hearts and minds, making it a part of us. <a href="/topical/r/resistance_to_rebellion.htm">Resistance to Rebellion</a> The Israelites' rebellion serves as a warning against turning away from God's commands, urging us to remain faithful. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_responsibility.htm">Prophetic Responsibility</a> Ezekiel's role underscores the responsibility of those who are called to speak God's truth, emphasizing the need for courage and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a> God provides the message Ezekiel is to deliver, reminding us that He equips us for the tasks He assigns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 2</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_2_8-10__how_is_eating_a_scroll_plausible.htm">Ezekiel 2:8–10: How do we reconcile the command to physically eat a scroll with scientific plausibility and the lack of mention of any lasting effects?</a> <a href="/q/escape_to_mountains_for_safety.htm">What signifies the Son of Man?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_codex_gigas.htm">What does the Bible say about watchmen?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_precedent_for_ezekiel_38's_attack.htm">If Ezekiel 38 describes events yet to come, why is there no clear archaeological or historical precedent for such a massive, unified attack on Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Eat that I give thee.--This is to be understood, like all that has gone before, as done in vision, as in the case of the book eaten by St. John in <a href="/context/revelation/10-9.htm" title="And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be in your mouth sweet as honey.">Revelation 10:9-10</a>. The figure of eating for receiving into the heart, so as to be thoroughly possessed by what is communicated, is not an uncommon one. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm" title="Your words were found, and I did eat them; and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.">Jeremiah 15:16</a>; <a href="/context/john/6-53.htm" title="Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.">John 6:53-58</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Be not thou rebellious, etc. The words convey a warning against the prophet's natural weakness. Instinctively he shrank, as Moses had done (<a href="/exodus/3-11.htm">Exodus 3:11</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Exodus 4:10-13</a>) and Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a>), from his dread vocation of being a "mortal vessel of the Divine Word." In so shrinking he would identify himself with the very "rebellion" which he was sent to reprove, and would incur its punishment. Eat that I give thee. As in the parallel of <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9</a>, the words imply that what was to be given him was no message resting, as it were, on the surface of the soul. It was to enter into the prophet's innermost life, to be the food and nourishment of his soul; to be, in our familiar phrase, "inwardly digested" and incorporated with his very flesh and blood. He was to live "not by bread only" (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a>), but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of Jehovah. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But you, וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being listen שְׁמַע֙ (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I tell you. מְדַבֵּ֣ר (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not be תְּהִי־ (tə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be rebellious מֶ֖רִי (me·rî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious like that rebellious הַמֶּ֑רִי (ham·me·rî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious house. כְּבֵ֣ית (kə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Open פְּצֵ֣ה (pə·ṣêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6475.htm">Strong's 6475: </a> To rend, open your mouth פִ֔יךָ (p̄î·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and eat וֶאֱכֹ֕ל (we·’ĕ·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I give נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you.” אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 2:8 But you son of man hear what (Ezek. 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