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Ezekiel 3:27 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. "
Ezekiel 3:27
Verse in Context
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But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among
And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 3:1
"Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel."
Ezekiel 3:2
"So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll."
Ezekiel 3:3
"And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness."
Ezekiel 3:4
"And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words"
Ezekiel 3:5
"For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;"
Ezekiel 3:6
"Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened"
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