41) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL
Ezekiel 3:3
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son
of man,”
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being
He said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
to me,
אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to
“eat
תַֽאֲכֵל֙ (ṯa·’ă·ḵêl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat
and fill
תְמַלֵּ֔א (ṯə·mal·lê)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of
your stomach
וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ (ū·mê·‘e·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart
with this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,
scroll
הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll
I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I
am giving you.”
נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set
So I ate,
וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה (wā·’ō·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat
and it was
וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be
as sweet
לְמָתֽוֹק׃ (lə·mā·ṯō·wq)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness
as honey
כִּדְבַ֥שׁ (kiḏ·ḇaš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup
in my mouth.
בְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to
Ezekiel 3:3
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son
of man,”
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being
He said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
to me,
אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to
“eat
תַֽאֲכֵל֙ (ṯa·’ă·ḵêl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat
and fill
תְמַלֵּ֔א (ṯə·mal·lê)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of
your stomach
וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ (ū·mê·‘e·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart
with this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,
scroll
הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll
I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I
am giving you.”
נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set
So I ate,
וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה (wā·’ō·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat
and it was
וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be
as sweet
לְמָתֽוֹק׃ (lə·mā·ṯō·wq)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness
as honey
כִּדְבַ֥שׁ (kiḏ·ḇaš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup
in my mouth.
בְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to
- God tells Ezekiel to eat the scroll and fill his stomach with it!
- In his mouth it is as sweet as honey!
- But it is going to be different in his stomach!
- The stomach helps digest food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid!
- We must remember it is a message of condemnation!