Ezekiel 3:1 (YLT)

Passage

And He saith unto me, `Son of man, that which thou findest eat, eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.'

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:1 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, that which thou findest eat, eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.'

Ezekiel 3:2 And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll.

Ezekiel 3:3 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And I open my mouth and He...", so "saith" 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 "saith" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.