“Yahweh said to me.
‘Son of man!
Eat what is offered
To you!
Eat this scroll!
Go!
Speak!
To the house
Of Israel!’
So I opened
My mouth.
He gave me
The scroll
To eat.
He said to me.
‘Son of man!
Eat this scroll
That I give you!
Fill your stomach
With it!’
Then I ate it.
It was as sweet
As honey
In my mouth.”
Yahweh told Ezekiel, the son of man to eat what was given to him. He was to eat this scroll with all the words of lament, mourning, and woes on it. When he would digest it, then he could speak to the house of Israel. Of course, Ezekiel was obedient and opened his mouth. Yahweh gave him the scroll to eat. Once again, Yahweh spoke to Ezekiel as he told him to fill his stomach with this scroll. Then Ezekiel ate the scroll. It tasted as sweet as any honey in his mouth. Now Ezekiel was able to speak the word of God.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 