* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.
And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G2532} I went{G565}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} the angel{G32}, and said{G3004}{(G5723)} unto him{G846}, Give{G1325}{(G5628)} me{G3427} the little book{G974}. And{G2532} he said{G3004}{(G5719)} unto me{G3427}, Take{G2983}{(G5628)} it, and{G2532} eat{G2719} it{G846} up{G2719}{(G5628)}; and it{G2532} shall make{G4087} thy{G4675} belly{G2836} bitter{G4087}{(G5692)}, but{G235} it shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} in{G1722} thy{G4675} mouth{G4750} sweet{G1099} as{G5613} honey{G3192}.
Strong's King James
(9) And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll and he says to me, "Take and eat up, it will make your stomach bitter but in your mouth it will be sweet like honey."
The F.O.G*
[9] I approached the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. He replied, "Take it and eat it. It will taste sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn your stomach bitter." God's truth brings both joy and sorrow—delight in His promises but anguish over coming judgment.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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.’
Young's Literal Translation
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