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But you must listen to what I say to you, son of man. Do not refuse to obey me, as those people refuse to obey me. Open your mouth and eat what I will give to you.’

When I looked, I saw a hand! It held out a scroll towards me.[a] 10 He opened the scroll so that I could see inside it. I saw words that were written on both sides of the scroll. There were sad funeral songs, and words about great trouble that make you weep.

He said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what you can see in front of you. Eat this scroll with words on it. Then go and speak to the Israelites.’ So I opened my mouth and he gave me the scroll to eat.

He said, ‘Son of man, I am giving you this scroll. Eat it all and fill your stomach with it.’ So I ate it. It had a sweet taste like honey in my mouth.[b]

Footnotes

  1. 2:9 In those days, people wrote books on scrolls. Usually they would only write on one side of the skin or paper. But here there were words written on both sides.
  2. 3:3 See Revelation 10:10-11.