Revelation 10:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, 'Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth, it will be sweet as honey.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And I went to the angel and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it and eat it up; it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And I went vnto the angell and sayde to him: geve me the lytle boke and he sayd vnto me: take it and eate it vp and it shall make thy belly bytter but it shalbe in thy mouth as swete as hony.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And I went vnto the angel, and sayde vnto him: geue me the lytle boke. And he sayde vnto me: Take it, and eate it vp, and it shal make thy belly bytter, but it shalbe in thy mouth as swete as hony.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So I went vnto the Angel, and saide to him, Giue me the litle booke; he said vnto me, Take it, and eate it vp, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shalbe in thy mouth as sweete as honie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I went vnto the Angel, & sayde vnto hym, geue me the litle booke. And he sayde vnto me, take it and eate it vp, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shalbe in thy mouth as sweete as hony.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, "Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, `Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, `Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet -- as honey.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, "Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me,“Take the scroll and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 3:1-3 : 1 He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel." 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3 He said to me, "Son of man, let this scroll fill your stomach and satisfy your insides. I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth."
  • Ezek 2:8 : 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like this rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your word became to me the joy and delight of my heart, for I am called by Your name, LORD God of Hosts.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.

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