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And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said to me, &#8220Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.&#8221 Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach, and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man,” he said to me, “feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Son of man,&#8221 He said to me, &#8220eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.&#8221 So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll I'm giving you, and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> He said, "Mortal man, eat this scroll that I give you; fill your stomach with it." I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he told me, "Son of Man, fill your stomach and digest this scroll that I'm giving you." So I ate it, and it was like sweet honey in my mouth. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> He said to me, "Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving to you." So I ate it, and it was sweet like honey in my mouth. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said to me, "Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your belly with this scroll that I give you." Then I ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said to 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your belly and your bowels with it.” Then I ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He says to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your bowels with this scroll that I am giving to you”; and I eat it, and it is as honey for sweetness in my mouth. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is in my mouth as honey for sweetness. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to me, Son of man, thou shalt cause thy belly to eat, and thou shalt fill thy bowels with this roll which I give to thee. And eating it, it will be in my mouth as honey for sweetness.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee. And I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to me: “Son of man, your stomach shall eat, and your interior shall be filled with this scroll, which I am giving to you.” And I ate it, and in my mouth it became as sweet as honey. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Son of man, he said to me, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving you. I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to me, Mortal, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it. Then I ate it; and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to me, Son of man, fill your belly with this scroll that I give you. Then I ate it and it was in my mouth sweet as honey. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to me: “Son of man, fill your belly and your bowels from this scroll that I gave to you.” And I ate it, and it was in my mouth like sweet honey<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> thy mouth shall eat, and thy belly shall be filled with this volume that is given to thee. So I ate it; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-3.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=409" 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/3.htm">Ezekiel Eats the Scroll</a> …2So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. 3<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (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/990.htm" title="990: biṭ·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯa·’ă·ḵêl (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">“eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ṯə·mal·lê (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">and fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: ū·mê·‘e·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">your stomach</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">with this</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4039.htm" title="4039: ham·mə·ḡil·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A scroll. From galal; a roll.">scroll</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.">am giving you.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wā·’ō·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">So I ate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and it was</a> <a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="4966: lə·mā·ṯō·wq (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- Sweet, sweetness. Or mathuwq; from mathaq; sweet.">as sweet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: kiḏ·ḇaš (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">as honey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">in my mouth.</a> 4Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.…<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="/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="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a> How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Revelation 10:8</a> Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.” <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="/proverbs/24-13.htm">Proverbs 24:13-14</a> Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a> 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="/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/6-51.htm">John 6:51</a> I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” <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/6-5.htm">Hebrews 6:5</a> who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a> Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2-3</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. <a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a> Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a> All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.and fill<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="/job/32-18.htm">Job 32:18,19</a> For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me… <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a> Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.Then<a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a> Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.<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="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-63</a> Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you… it was<a href="/job/23-12.htm">Job 23:12</a> Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.<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/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97,103</a> MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Body</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-2.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-2.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Sweetness</a> <a href="/job/34-3.htm">Tasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Sweetness</a> <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Tasted</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</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/3.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/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“Son of man,” This phrase is a title used frequently in the book of 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 between God and Israel. The term "son of man" is also used in the New Testament, notably by Jesus to refer to Himself, indicating His role as the representative human and the fulfillment of prophecy.He said to me, This indicates direct communication from God to Ezekiel, emphasizing the personal and authoritative nature of the message. It reflects the prophetic tradition where God speaks directly to His chosen messengers. This divine communication is a hallmark of the prophetic books, where the prophets often begin their messages with "Thus says the Lord."“eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” The act of eating the scroll symbolizes internalizing God's message. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, eating was often associated with accepting and taking in something fully. The scroll represents God's words, judgments, and prophecies that Ezekiel is to proclaim. This imagery is similar to <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9-10</a>, where John is also instructed to eat a scroll, indicating the continuity of prophetic symbolism across the scriptures.So I ate, Ezekiel's obedience in eating the scroll demonstrates his acceptance of God's commission. This act signifies the prophet's readiness to absorb and deliver God's message to the people of Israel. It reflects the necessity for those who speak God's word to first internalize it themselves.and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. The sweetness of the scroll suggests the inherent goodness and truth of God's word, despite the difficult messages it may contain. Honey, often used in the Bible to describe something desirable and pleasant, indicates that God's word is ultimately life-giving and satisfying. This sweetness contrasts with the bitterness of the message's content, which includes judgment and lamentation, highlighting the dual nature of God's word as both sweet and challenging. This duality is echoed in <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a> and <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a>, where God's words are described as sweeter than honey.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. Known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who commissions Ezekiel, providing him with the scroll to consume as a symbol of internalizing His words. 3. <a href="/topical/s/scroll.htm">Scroll</a> Represents the word of God, filled with messages of lament, mourning, and woe, yet described as sweet when consumed by Ezekiel. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, where the Israelites were in captivity, facing judgment and the need for repentance. 5. <a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a> The event where Ezekiel receives the scroll, symbolizing the reception and internalization of God's message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/internalizing_god's_word.htm">Internalizing God's Word</a> Just as Ezekiel ate the scroll, believers are called to internalize Scripture, allowing it to transform their hearts and minds. <a href="/topical/t/the_sweetness_of_god's_word.htm">The Sweetness of God's Word</a> God's word is described as sweet, indicating the joy and satisfaction it brings to those who embrace it, even amidst difficult messages. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Ezekiel's act of eating the scroll symbolizes the prophet's role in fully absorbing and faithfully delivering God's message, regardless of its content. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a> Ezekiel's immediate obedience in eating the scroll serves as a model for believers to respond promptly and faithfully to God's instructions. <a href="/topical/t/the_dual_nature_of_god's_message.htm">The Dual Nature of God's Message</a> The sweetness of the scroll contrasts with its content of lament, illustrating the complexity of God's word, which can bring both comfort and conviction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 3</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_eating_a_scroll_defy_science.htm">In Ezekiel 3:1–3, how can Ezekiel physically eat a scroll and find it sweet—does this contradict natural science? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'casting_down_imaginations'_mean.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</a> <a href="/q/what_book_does_john_eat_in_rev_10.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</a> <a href="/q/why_eat_a_scroll_in_revelation_10_9.htm">Why would John be commanded to eat a scroll (Revelation 10:9), given no clear precedent in mainstream historical or cultural records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) It was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.--That is, the first impression made upon him by his prophetic call was one of delight. Such it must always be to those whose high privilege it is to bear God's message to their fellows. He does not expressly add, as St. John does (<a href="/revelation/10-10.htm" title="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.">Revelation 10:10</a>) after a similar first sensation, "as soon as I had eaten it my belly was "bitter;" but it may easily be inferred from <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm" title="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 on me.">Ezekiel 3:14</a> that such was his experience also, when he went with his heavy message to a people indisposed to give ear. (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/jeremiah/20-7.htm" title="O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocks me.">Jeremiah 20:7-18</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - It was in my mouth as honey, etc. The words remind us of <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a>; <a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm">Proverbs 24:13</a>; and again of those of Jeremiah in the darkest hour of his ministry (<a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a>). They are reproduced yet more closely by St. John (<a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Revelation 10:9</a>). There is, after the first terror is over, an infinite sweetness in the thought of being a fellow worker with God, of speaking his words and not our own. In the case of St. John, the first sweetness was changed to bitterness as soon as he had eaten it; and this is, perhaps, implied here also in ver. 14. The first ecstatic joy passed away, and the former sense of the awfulness of the work returned. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man,” אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being He said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “eat תַֽאֲכֵל֙ (ṯa·’ă·ḵêl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat and fill תְמַלֵּ֔א (ṯə·mal·lê) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of your stomach וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ (ū·mê·‘e·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart with this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, scroll הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4039.htm">Strong's 4039: </a> A scroll I אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am giving you.” נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set So I ate, וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה (wā·’ō·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat and it was וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be as sweet לְמָתֽוֹק׃ (lə·mā·ṯō·wq) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4966.htm">Strong's 4966: </a> Sweet, sweetness as honey כִּדְבַ֥שׁ (kiḏ·ḇaš) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup in my mouth. בְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:3 He said to me Son of man (Ezek. 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