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Ezekiel 3:1

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

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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.

KJV

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834 →
תִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'you findH4672 →
אֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholeatH398 →
אֱכוֹל֙'e.khOleatH398 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.Lahthe scrollH4039 →
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
וְלֵ֥ךְve.Lekhand goH1980 →
דַּבֵּ֖רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Revelation 10:9–10And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”Ezekiel 3:17–21“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.Ezekiel 2:8–9And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”1 Timothy 4:15Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.Ezekiel 2:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”Ezekiel 3:15I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,Jeremiah 24:1–7After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.Ezekiel 3:10–11“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.Ezekiel 2:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.Ezra 6:1Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.

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