Ezekiel 3:26 (GNV)

Passage

And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dume, and shalt not be to them as a man that rebuketh: for they are a rebellious house.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:24 Then the Spirit entred into me, which set me vp vpon my feete, and spake vnto me, and said to me, Come, and shut thy selfe within thine house.

Ezekiel 3:25 But thou, O sonne of man, beholde, they shall put bandes vpon thee, and shall binde thee with them, and thou shalt not goe out among them.

Ezekiel 3:26 And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dume, and shalt not be to them as a man that rebuketh: for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:27 But when I shall haue spoken vnto thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, He that heareth, let him heare, and he that leaueth off, let him leaue: for they are a rebellious house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "tongue", "cleaue", "roofe", "mouth", "thou", "shalt", and "dume". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "tongue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "But thou O sonne of man beholde..." into verse 27's "But when I shall haue spoken vnto...", so "make" and "tongue" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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