Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 2:8

"But 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." — Ezekiel 2:8 (ASV)

Eat that I give thee. —This is to be understood, like all that has gone before, as done in vision, as in the case of the book eaten by St. John in Revelation 10:9-10. The figure of eating for receiving into the heart, so as to be thoroughly possessed by what is communicated, is not an uncommon one. (John 6:53–58.)