Commentary for Ezekiel 2:8
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם שְׁמַע֙ אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תְּהִי־מֶ֖רִי כְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֑רִי פְּצֵ֣ה פִ֔יךָ וֶאֱכֹ֕ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֥ן אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee: be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house; open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.’
Rashi on Ezekiel
do not be rebellious [to refrain] from going on My mission.
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open Heb. פְּצֵה, open, and so (Lam. 3: 46): “they have opened (פָּצוּ) their mouth against us.”
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open your mouth and eat This is figurative. Bend your ear and hearken, and it will please you as if you are hungrily eating food.
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what I give you What is the giving? It is the scroll of the book.
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