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Ezekiel 2:9

Context

2:9 Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.

Ezekiel 3:1-3

Context

3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you 1  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.” 3:2 So I opened my mouth and he fed me the scroll.

3:3 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, 2  and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.

1 tn Heb “eat what you find.”

2 tc Heb “I ate,” a first common singular preterite plus paragogic he (ה). The ancient versions read “I ate it,” which is certainly the meaning in the context, and indicates they read the he as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix. The Masoretes typically wrote a mappiq in the he for the pronominal suffix but apparently missed this one.

sn I ate it. A similar idea of consuming God’s word is found in Jer 15:16 and Rev 10:10, where it is also compared to honey and may be specifically reminiscent of this text.



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