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Ezekiel ate a scroll as sweet as honey
In a vision God told Ezekiel to eat a scroll; it was as sweet as honey in his mouth. Ezekiel 3:1–3
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Ezekiel saw a hand holding a scroll written on both sides with lamentation and woe. God said "Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." Ezekiel 2:9–3:1
"Then I ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth." John has a similar experience in Revelation 10. Ezekiel 3:3Revelation 10:9–10
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Ezekiel 3:1–3 WEB
1He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll. 3He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your belly and your bowels with it.” Then I ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth.