Ezekiel 3:27 (DRB)

Passage

But when I shall speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: He that heareth, let him hear: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a provoking house.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:25 And thou, O son of man, behold they shall put bands upon thee, and they shall bind thee with them: and thou shalt not go forth from the midst of them.

Ezekiel 3:26 And I will make thy tongue stick fast to the roof of thy mouth, and thou shalt be dumb, and not as a man that reproveth: because they are a provoking house.

Ezekiel 3:27 But when I shall speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: He that heareth, let him hear: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a provoking house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "speak", "thee", "open", "mouth", "thou", "shalt", and "thus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "speak", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I will make thy tongue stick...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "speak". In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "speak" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.