Ezekiel 3:27 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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 "shall", "haue", "spoken", "vnto", "thee", "open", "mouth", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I will make thy tongue cleaue...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "haue". 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 "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.