Yehezkiel 3:3

3:3 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving to you.” So I ate it, ¹  and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.

Wahyu 10:9-10

10:9 So ²  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ³  said to me, “Take the scroll ⁴  and eat it. It ⁵  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” 10:10 So ⁶  I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste ⁷  as sweet as honey in my mouth, but ⁸  when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

[3:3]  ¹ tc Heb “I ate,” a first common singular preterite plus paragogic he (ה). The ancient versions read “I ate it,” which is certainly the meaning in the context, and indicates they read the he as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix. The Masoretes typically wrote a mappiq in the he for the pronominal suffix but apparently missed this one.

[3:3]  sn I ate it. A similar idea of consuming God’s word is found in Jer 15:16 and Rev 10:10, where it is also compared to honey and may be specifically reminiscent of this text.

[10:9]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

[10:9]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:9]  ⁴ tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[10:9]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:10]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.

[10:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.

[10:10]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.