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Ezekiel 3:3

NETBible	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,¹ and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.
NIV © biblegateway Eze 3:3	Then he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
NASB © biblegateway Eze 3:3	He said to me, "Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you." Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
NLT © biblegateway Eze 3:3	"Eat it all," he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey.
MSG © biblegateway Eze 3:3	saying, "Son of man, eat this book that I am giving you. Make a full meal of it!" So I ate it. It tasted so good--just like honey.
BBE © SABDAweb Eze 3:3	And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
NRSV © bibleoremus Eze 3:3	He said to me, Mortal, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it. Then I ate it; and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey.
NKJV © biblegateway Eze 3:3	And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.
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KJV	And he said <0559> (8799) unto me, Son <01121> of man <0120>_, cause thy belly <0990> to eat <0398> (8686)_, and fill <04390> (8762) thy bowels <04578> with this roll <04039> that I give <05414> (8802) thee. Then did I eat <0398> (8799) [it]; and it was in my mouth <06310> as honey <01706> for sweetness <04966>_.
NASB © biblegateway Eze 3:3	He said <0559> to me, "Son <01121> of man <0120> , feed <0398> your stomach <0990> and fill <04390> your body <04578> with this <0384> scroll <04039> which <0834> I am giving <05414> you." Then I ate <0398> it, and it was sweet <04966> as honey <01706> in my mouth <06310> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} prov <4314> PREP me <1473> P-AS uie <5207> N-VSM anyrwpou <444> N-GSM to <3588> T-NSN stoma <4750> N-NSN sou <4771> P-GS fagetai <2068> V-FMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF koilia <2836> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS plhsyhsetai {V-FPI-3S} thv <3588> T-GSF kefalidov <2777> N-GSF tauthv <3778> D-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF dedomenhv <1325> V-RPPGS eiv <1519> PREP se <4771> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ efagon <2068> V-AAI-1S authn <846> D-ASF kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN stomati <4750> N-DSN mou <1473> P-GS wv <3739> CONJ meli <3192> N-NSN glukazon {V-PAPNS}
NET [draft] ITL	He said <0559> to <0413> me, “Son <01121> of man <0120> , feed <0398> your stomach <04578> and fill <04390> your belly <0990> with <0854> this <02063> scroll <04039> I <0589> am giving <05414> to <0413> you.” So I ate <0398> it, and it was <01961> sweet <04966> like honey <01706> in my mouth <06310> .
HEBREW	P qwtml <04966> sbdk <01706> ypb <06310> yhtw <01961> hlkaw <0398> Kyla <0413> Ntn <05414> yna <0589> rsa <0834> tazh <02063> hlgmh <04039> ta <0854> almt <04390> Kyemw <04578> lkat <0398> Knjb <0990> Mda <0120> Nb <01121> yla <0413> rmayw (3:3) <0559>

NETBible

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,¹ and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.

NET Notes

¹tc 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.

¹sn I ate it. A similar idea of consuming God’s word is found in Jer 15:16 and Rev 10:10, where it is also compared to honey and may be specifically reminiscent of this text.