Ezekiel 3:1-7

1 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4 He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.
5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel—
6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.

Cross References 7

  • 1. S Jeremiah 15:16
  • 2. S Psalms 19:10; Psalms 119:103; Revelation 10:9-10
  • 3. Ezekiel 11:4,25
  • 4. S Isaiah 28:11; John 1:2
  • 5. John 3:5-10; Matthew 11:21-23; Acts 13:46-48
  • 6. S Jeremiah 7:27
  • 7. Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 3:3; S Ezekiel 2:4; John 15:20-23
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