Verse 2

Ezekiel 3:2

Free Bible Version

2 I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אֶפְתַּ֖ח אֶת פִּ֑/י וַ/יַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔/נִי אֵ֖ת הַ/מְּגִלָּ֥ה הַ/זֹּֽאת

English Translation

And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat this scroll.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 “Son of man,” he told me, “eat what you find placed before you. Eat this scroll, then go and speak t... Focus ↗

2 I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3 “Son of man,” he said to me, “eat and fill yourself up with this scroll I'm giving you.” So I ate th... Focus ↗

4 Then he told me, “Son of man, now you are to go to the people of Israel and give my message to them. Focus ↗

5 I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know—but to... Focus ↗

6 As I say, I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't kn... Focus ↗

7 But the people of Israel won't want to listen to you, because they don't want to listen to me. All t... Focus ↗

8 Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them. Focus ↗

9 I will make your mind like adamant, harder than flint. Don't be afraid of what they say or discourag... Focus ↗

10 “Son of man,” he added, “pay close attention to everything I tell you, and think deeply about it you... Focus ↗

11 Go to your people who are in exile. Tell them this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says, whether they... Focus ↗

12 The Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a really loud noise behind me that sounded like an earthquake.... Focus ↗

13 It was the sound made by the wings of the beings as they brushed against each other and the noise ma... Focus ↗

14 As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; how... Focus ↗

15 I arrived at the place where the exiles lived, Tel-abib by the River Kebar. I just sat with them, st... Focus ↗

16 After the seven days had passed, a message from the Lord came to me, saying, Focus ↗

17 “Son of man, I have chosen you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Whenever I give you a message... Focus ↗

18 For example, if I give a warning to someone who's wicked, saying, ‘You are going to die for sure,’ b... Focus ↗

19 But if you warn them, and they don't stop their wicked ways, they will die in their sins, but you wi... Focus ↗

20 Again, if someone who lives right stops doing so and sins and disregards my attempts to correct them... Focus ↗

21 However, if you warn those who are living right not to sin, and they don't sin, they will live for s... Focus ↗

22 The Lord's power took control of me there, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I will tal... Focus ↗

23 So I got up and went to the valley, and there I saw the Lord's glory. It was like the glory I had se... Focus ↗

24 Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand upright. He told me, “Go into your house and shut the... Focus ↗

25 You will be tied up with ropes, son of man. You will be bound so that you won't be able to go out am... Focus ↗

26 I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. You won't be able to speak and complain to th... Focus ↗

27 However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lor... Focus ↗

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