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.
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Gill's Exposition
And I went to the angel,.... According to the order given him; he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision; and, indeed, whither should any go knowledge but to him who has the words of eternal life,…
Barnes' Notes
And I went unto the angel - This is symbolic action, and is not to be understood literally. As it is not necessary to suppose that an angel literally descended, and stood upon the sea and the land, so…
Adam Clarke
Take it, and eat it up - Fully comprehend its meaning; study it thoroughly.
Here we have, I. A strict charge given to the apostle, which was, 1. That he should go and take the little book out of the hands of that mighty angel mentioned before. This charge was given, not by…
Cambridge Bible
I went Apparently from his place in heaven to the earth: but there are difficulties in tracing coherently the changes in the point of view.
and said unto him, Give me, &c. Read, saying unto him that…
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