So, I took the little book from the angel’s hand and ate it. And [sure enough], it was sweet as honey to my taste, but after eating it, it gave me a sour stomach.
And they said to me [Note: The plural “they” may mean simply “it was told to me”], “You must prophesy again about many races, and nations, and language groups and kings.”
So, I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will be sweet as honey to your taste, but will cause you to have a sour stomach.”