Ezekiel 2:8–3:3

⁸“But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. ^oBe not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and ^peat what I give you.” ⁹And when I looked, behold, ^qa hand was stretched out to me, and behold, ^ra scroll of a book was in it. ¹⁰And he spread it before me. And it had writing ^son the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.

3And he said to me, ^c“Son of man, eat whatever you find here. ^tEat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” ²So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. ³And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” ^uThen I ate it, and it was in my mouth ^vas sweet as honey.