Ezekiel 3:1 (DRB)

Passage

And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:1 And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 3:2 And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book:

Ezekiel 3:3 And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee, and I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "thou", "shalt", "find", "book", "speak", "children", 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 "And 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.