The Meaning of Ezekiel 3:2 Explained

Ezekiel 3:2

KJV: So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

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

Darby: So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

ASV: So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So I opened  my mouth,  and he caused me to eat  that roll. 

What does Ezekiel 3:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 3:1-11 - A Hard Commission
The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissioned to go on with his divine mission, undeterred by their opposition. Under such circumstances we must be sure of a Thus saith the Lord. But no man can stand against the continual opposition of his fellows, unless his strength is renewed, as Ezekiel's was, by eating that which God gives. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee, Ezekiel 2:8. Let us specially consider the divine denunciations of sin, that our words may be sharper than any two-edged sword. Nothing makes us so strong as feeding perpetually upon the roll of the Book, and especially on the Word within the words. We must eat the flesh and drink in the life of the Son of man, if we can deal aright with the needs of the sons of men. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 3

1  Ezekiel eats the scroll
4  God encourages him
15  God shows him the rule of prophecy
22  God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 3:2 mean?

So I opened - my mouth and He caused me to eat - scroll this
וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־ פִּ֑י וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי אֵ֖ת הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת

וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח  So  I  opened 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּתַח 
Sense: to open.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פִּ֑י  my  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי  and  He  caused  me  to  eat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה  scroll 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְגִלָּה  
Sense: roll, book, writing.
הַזֹּֽאת  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.

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