Ezekiel 3:1-3

3:1 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you see in front of you ¹  – eat this scroll – and then go and speak to the house of Israel.” 3:2 So I opened my mouth and he fed me the scroll.

3:3 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving to you.” So I ate it, ²  and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.

Revelation 10:9

10:9 So ³  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ⁴  said to me, “Take the scroll ⁵  and eat it. It ⁶  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

¹ tn Heb “eat what you find.”

² tc Heb “I ate,” a first common singular preterite plus paragogic he (ה). The ancient versions read “I ate it,” which is certainly the meaning in the context, and indicates they read the he as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix. The Masoretes typically wrote a mappiq in the he for the pronominal suffix but apparently missed this one.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.