Ezekiel 3 — Rabbi

Ezekiel 3:1

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

ʼâmar

and — to say (used with great latitude) אֵלַ֔י

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to בֶּן

bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) אָדָ֕ם

ʼâdâm

ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) אֵ֥ת

ʼêth

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) אֲשֶׁר

ʼăsher

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc. תִּמְצָ֖א

mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present אֱכ֑וֹל

ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively) אֱכוֹל֙

ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively) אֶת

ʼêth

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה

mᵉgillâh

the — a roll הַזֹּ֔את

zôʼth

the — this (often used adverb) וְלֵ֥ךְ

yâlak

and — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) דַּבֵּ֖ר

dâbar

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue אֶל

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to בֵּ֥ית

bayith

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Yisrâʼêl

he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Ezekiel 3:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3

He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction … this

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction …scroll

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction …, then go,

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction …speak

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction … to the house of

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction …Israel

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction ….

Cross-Book Pattern

God commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before he can speak God's message to the house of Israel. Revelation reaches for this same instruction …”

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Ezekiel is told upfront that Israel will refuse to listen - unlike a foreign nation, whose strange language alone would make communication hard, Israel's resistance is willful, not linguistic.

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Revelation 10:9, "Give me the little scroll... Take it, and eat it up" - the same instruction to eat a scroll before prophesying.

Ezekiel 3:1 · WEB

He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”

Revelation 10:9 · WEB

I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.””

Ezekiel 3:1

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