Ezekiel 3:26 (WEB)

Passage

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you will be mute, and will not be able to correct them; for they are a rebellious house.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:24 Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me on my feet. He spoke with me, and said to me, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.

Ezekiel 3:25 But you, son of man, behold, they will put ropes on you, and will bind you with them, and you will not go out among them.

Ezekiel 3:26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you will be mute, and will not be able to correct them; for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 3:27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the 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 "make", "tongue", "stick", "roof", "mouth", "mute", "able", and "correct". 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 you son of man behold they..." into verse 27's "But when I speak with you I...", 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.