Ezekiel 3:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and I will make thy tongue{H3956} cleave{H1692} to the roof of thy mouth,{H2441} that thou shalt be dumb,{H481} and shalt not be to them a reprover;{H376} for they are a rebellious{H4805} house.{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I will make thy tongue{H3956} cleave{H1692}{(H8686)} to the roof of thy mouth{H2441}, that thou shalt be dumb{H481}{(H8738)}, and shalt not be to them a reprover{H376}{H3198}{(H8688)}: for they are a rebellious{H4805} house{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And I will make thy tunge cleue so the rofe off thy mouth, that thou shalt be domme, and not be as a chider with them: for it is an obstinate housholde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thy tongue I cause to cleave unto thy palate, and thou hast been dumb, and art not to them for a reprover, for a rebellious house `are' they.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 24:27 : 27 In that day your mouth shall be opened to him who has escaped, and you shall speak, and not be mute; and you shall be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Hos 4:17 : 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.
  • Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
  • Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
  • Mic 3:6-7 : 6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. 7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.
  • Luke 1:20-22 : 20 And behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time. 21 The people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 When he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
  • Ps 36:11-12 : 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
  • Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
  • Ps 137:6 : 6 If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
  • Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
  • Lam 2:9 : 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
  • Ezek 2:3-8 : 3 And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and hardhearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, (for they are a rebellious house,) will yet know that there has been a prophet among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse: for they are most rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; He that hears, let him hear; and he that refuses, let him refuse: for they are a rebellious house.

  • 25 But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon you, and they shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:

  • Ezek 2:3-8
    6 verses
    79%

    3 And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.

    4 For they are impudent children and hardhearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD.

    5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, (for they are a rebellious house,) will yet know that there has been a prophet among them.

    6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

    7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse: for they are most rebellious.

    8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.

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    26 That he who escapes in that day shall come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears?

    27 In that day your mouth shall be opened to him who has escaped, and you shall speak, and not be mute; and you shall be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 3:4-11
    8 verses
    75%

    4 And he said to me, Son of man, go, get yourself to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.

    5 For you are not sent to a people of a strange language and hard speech, but to the house of Israel;

    6 Not to many people of a strange language and hard speech, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

    7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hardhearted.

    8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

    9 Like an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: do not fear them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

    10 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.

    11 And go, get to those of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they refuse.

  • Ezek 12:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see but do not see; and ears to hear but do not hear: for they are a rebellious house.

    3 Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for departure, and remove by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

  • 10 The nobles kept silence, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

  • 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

  • 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

  • 14 Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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    22 Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, before the one who had escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

    23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 27 Therefore you shall speak all these words to them; but they will not listen to you: you shall also call to them; but they will not answer you.

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    25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall no longer be postponed: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, says the Lord GOD.

    26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 30 Also, son of man, the children of your people are talking against you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD.

  • 7 So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

  • 16 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 63 That you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I am pacified toward you for all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.

  • 19 You will not see a fierce people, a people of a speech too deep to understand, of a stammering tongue that you cannot comprehend.

  • 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

  • 15 And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face toward the ground, and became speechless.

  • 3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession to the rest of the nations, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

  • 10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the LORD is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

  • 22 And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

  • 9 Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?

  • 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.

  • 6 Do not prophesy, they say to those who prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they may not take shame.

  • 14 Moreover I will make you a waste, and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.

  • 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • 3 And say to them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,

  • 27 Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

  • 13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear, and I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

  • 21 In the law it is written: With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people, and yet for all that they will not hear me, says the Lord.

  • 28 Because your rage against me and your tumult have come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

  • 20 And behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.