Ezekiel 3:2

Ezekiel 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
• New International Version (NIV)So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.

Context of Ezekiel 3:2

1He said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what you can see in front of you. Eat this scroll with words on it. Then go and speak to the Israelites.’ So I opened my mouth and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3He said, ‘Son of man, I am giving you this scroll. Eat it all and fill your stomach with it.’ So I ate it. It had a sweet taste like honey in my mouth. 4Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, now go to Israel's people and speak my words to them.

Ezekiel 3:2 word by word

וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־פִּ֑י וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי אֵ֖ת הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So I openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and he caused me to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• that rollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:2

• Jeremiah 25:17So I took the cup from the Lord's hand. In my vision, I took it to the nations where the Lord sent me. I made them drink the wine of his punishment.
• Acts 26:19‘So you should know this, King Agrippa. I obeyed the things that I heard from heaven that day.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Even though the scroll seemed bitter, Ezekiel found it as sweet as honey when he ate it. Adam’s disobedience turned bitter, but Ezekiel’s obedience became pleasant and satisfying. Psalm 119:103 also describes God's words as "sweet as honey."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. eat ... and ... speak--God's messenger must first inwardly appropriate God's truth himself, before he "speaks" it to others (see on Eze 2:8). Symbolic actions were, when possible and proper, performed outwardly; otherwise, internally and in spiritual vision, the action so narrated making the naked statement more intuitive and impressive by presenting the subject in a concentrated, embodied form.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:2

• Impenitence

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings