And he said unto me, son of man, go,.... After he had eaten the roll; for then was he qualified to prophesy:get thee unto the house of Israel; to whom he was to prophesy:and speak with my words unto them: not with his own words; nor with the words of men, the enticing words of man's wisdom; but with the words of Christ; with the taught words of the Holy Ghost; with what is written in the roll; the words of this prophecy are meant.
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Ezekiel 3:4
Ezekiel 3:4
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