Ezekiel 3:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' Whoever will listen, let them listen, and whoever will refuse, let them refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But when I speake vnto the, then open thy mouth, and saye: Thus saieth the LORDE God: who so heareth, let him heare: who so will not, let him leaue: for it is a frauwarde housholde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But when I speake vnto thee, I wyl open my mouth, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lorde God: Whoso heareth, let hym heare, whoso leaueth of, let him leaue: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they [are] a rebellious house.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 forbears, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And in My speaking with thee, I do open thy mouth, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah; the hearer doth hear, and the forbearer doth forbear; for a rebellious house `are' they.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 forbears, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 12:2-3 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Ezek 3:11 : 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 29:21 : 21 In that day I will cause the horns of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 33:22 : 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.
  • Ezek 33:32 : 32 And indeed, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear your words, but they do not do them.
  • Matt 11:15 : 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Matt 13:9 : 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
  • Rev 22:10-11 : 10 And he said to me, Do not seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he who is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he who is holy, let him be holy still.
  • Ezek 3:26 : 26 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.
  • Ezek 11:25 : 25 Then I spoke to those of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shown me.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.
  • Ezek 2:5 : 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.
  • Ezek 3:9 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ezek 3:25-26
    2 verses
    87%

    25But 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:

    26And 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.

  • Ezek 2:3-8
    6 verses
    85%

    3And 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.

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

    5And 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.

    6And 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.

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

    8But 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.

  • Ezek 3:9-11
    3 verses
    81%

    9Like 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.

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

    11And 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 12:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

    2Son 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.

    3Therefore, 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.

  • Ezek 24:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

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

    27In 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 3:4-7
    4 verses
    76%

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

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

    6Not 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.

    7But 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.

  • Ezek 12:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25For 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.

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

  • Ezek 3:17
    75%

    17Son 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.

  • Jer 7:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27Therefore 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.

    28But you shall say to them, This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God, nor receive correction: truth has perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

  • Ezek 33:7
    73%

    7So 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.

  • Ezek 33:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Now 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.

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

  • Ezek 12:9
    73%

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

  • Jer 28:7
    72%

    7Nevertheless, hear now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people;

  • Ezek 33:30-32
    3 verses
    72%

    30Also, 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.

    31And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

    32And indeed, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear your words, but they do not do them.

  • Isa 28:23
    71%

    23Give ear, and hear my voice; listen, and hear my speech.

  • Ezek 44:6
    71%

    6And you shall say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; O house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

  • Jer 6:10
    71%

    10To 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.

  • Ezek 12:28
    71%

    28Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; None of my words shall be postponed any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, says the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 40:4
    70%

    4The man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show it to you. Declare all you see to the house of Israel."

  • Ezek 29:21
    70%

    21In that day I will cause the horns of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

  • Amos 3:13
    70%

    13Hear, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

  • Jer 11:3
    70%

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

  • Ezek 36:16
    70%

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

  • Amos 7:16
    70%

    16Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.

  • Jer 1:7
    70%

    7But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

  • Ezek 16:63
    70%

    63That 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.

  • Isa 1:20
    70%

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

  • Ezek 20:27
    70%

    27Therefore, 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.

  • Ezek 24:3
    70%

    3And tell a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

  • Ezek 14:2
    69%

    2And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Jer 22:21
    69%

    21I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you obeyed not my voice.