9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and lo, a roll of a book was therein;
10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
Ezekiel 3 Intro: Ezekiel eateth the roll -- The rule of prophecy -- God shutteth and openeth the prophet's mouth.
1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
