Ezekiel 3:10

Spread it before me] Ezekiel had a view from the first of the whole nature of his message. Within and without] indicating the abundance of calamity which Ezekiel had to proclaim. Book rolls were usually written on the inner side alone: see Revelation 5:1. Lamentations, etc.] the character of EzeMel's message.

Ezekiel 3:3. As honey for sweetness] The privilege of being God's messenger brought a great joy, though the message itself was of the saddest.

(c) Further Instructions (Ezekiel 3:4)

Having thus received his message Ezekiel is again told to speak it to his countrymen. He is warned in fresh terms of their indifference and obstinacy, and encouraged further by the assurance that he will be strengthened to withstand their utmost opposition. These vv. should be compared with Jeremiah 1:17.