Ezekiel 3:1 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:1 And he said unto me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 3:2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

Ezekiel 3:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll which I give thee. And I ate, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "thou", "findest", "roll", "speak", "house", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "So I opened my mouth and he...", so "said" and "thou" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.