Ezekiel 3:27 (LSB)

Passage

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:25 Now as for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.

Ezekiel 3:26 Moreover, I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and cannot be a man who reproves them, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "Moreover I will make your tongue cling...", giving immediate footing for "speak" and "open". In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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