Revelation 10:9

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

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.”

WEB

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.”

YLT

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.’

F.O.G Original

(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.”

F.O.G

(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.”

F.O.G MSG

⁹So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”ᵃ

Footnotes:

⁹ᵃ Eating the scroll: This symbolic act represents receiving and internalizing God’s prophetic message. The sweetness represents the joy of receiving God’s word, while the bitterness reflects the difficult and often painful nature of the prophecies that must be delivered.RetryP