Ezekiel 3:3

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 2:10 reveals the scroll's content—lamentation and woe—which contrasts with its sweet taste here, adding depth to the call.

Psalm 19:10 Parallel

Psalm 19:10 describes God's rules as sweeter than honey — directly parallel to Ezekiel's scroll tasting like honey, emphasizing the desirability of God's word.

Psalm 119:11 describes storing God's word in the heart — the same internalization pictured in Ezekiel eating the scroll, both emphasizing treasuring God's word.

Psalm 119:103 says God's words are sweeter than honey to the taste — directly mirroring Ezekiel's experience of the scroll being sweet as honey.

Jeremiah 15:16 uses the same 'eating God's words' metaphor and says they were joy — directly parallel to Ezekiel's sweet scroll.

Revelation 10:9 directly echoes Ezekiel: John is told to eat a scroll, and it is sweet as honey in the mouth — a clear parallel to Ezekiel's experience.

Revelation 10:10 continues the parallel: after eating, the scroll is sweet in mouth but makes the stomach bitter — whereas Ezekiel's scroll was entirely sweet.

Jeremiah 20:9 describes God's word as an inward fire that cannot be contained — a different image from Ezekiel's sweet scroll, but both prophets are compelled by internalized revelation.

Job 23:12 Parallel

Job 23:12 says he treasured God's words more than food — similar to Ezekiel consuming the scroll as sustenance, both showing the surpassing worth of God's word.

Job 32:18 Parallel

Job 32:18 describes being 'full of words' and constrained by the Spirit, similar to Ezekiel being filled with the scroll and compelled to speak.

Job 32:19 Parallel

Job 32:19 uses belly/wineskin imagery of internal pressure about to burst, paralleling Ezekiel's belly filled with the scroll.

Jeremiah 6:11 depicts being full of God's wrath and unable to hold it in, similar to Ezekiel's filling but with a different emotional tone.

Colossians 3:16 exhorts letting the word of Christ dwell in you richly — parallel to Ezekiel physically consuming the scroll as a metaphor for internalizing God's message.