Ezekiel 3:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 3:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.
Ezekiel 3:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So I opened my mouth, &c.] To take in the roll, and eat it; he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision; he did all that he could towards eating it, but was not sufficient of himself; and therefore it follows: and he caused me to eat that roll; he, the Lord, put it into his mouth, caused him to eat it, and tilled him with it, according to his promise, (<198110>Psalm 81:10). The efficacy and sufficiency to think of good things, to meditate upon them, receive and digest them, are of God; it is he that makes men prophets, and able ministers. The Targum is, “and I inclined my soul, and he taught me (or made me wise “with”) what was written in this roll.””
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:2-3 Although the scroll looked bitter, Ezekiel found it as sweet as honey when he ate it. Adam’s disobedience turned bitter, but Ezekiel’s obedience became pleasant and satisfying. Psalm 119:103 also describes God’s words as “sweeter than honey.””
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 25:17; Act 26:19 Ezekiel 3:3”
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