Ezekiel 3:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat that you find; eat this roll, and go speak to the house of Israel.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat that you find; eat this roll, and go speak to the house of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel.
Webster's Revision
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, eat that which you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
Clarke's Ezekiel 3:1 Bible Commentary
Eat this roll, and go speak - This must have passed in vision; but the meaning is plain. Receive my word - let it enter into thy Soul; digest it - let it be thy nourishment; and let it be thy meat and drink to do the will of thy Father who is in heaven.
Barnes's Ezekiel 3:1 Bible Commentary
Before, there was a direct commission, now there is a symbolic action. John has the same vision (Revelation 10:8 ff), but there that is expressed, which is here left to be inferred, namely, that "as soon as he had eaten it his belly was bitter." The sweetness in the mouth denoted that it was good to be a messenger of the Lord (compare the margin reference), but the bitterness which accompanied it, denoted that the commission brought with it much sorrow.
Wesley's Ezekiel 3:1 Bible Commentary
3:1 Eat - This was done in a vision. Findeth - In the hand which was sent to him.