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id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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 people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>are</i> a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they <i>are</i> a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be unable to speak and will not be a man who reprimands them, since they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and cannot be a man who rebukes them, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be dumb, and cannot be a man who rebukes them, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and you cannot be a man who rebukes the people, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and unable to be a mediator for them, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I will make you unable to talk or to warn those who have rebelled against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you can't talk or criticize them, even though they are rebellious people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will paralyze your tongue so that you won't be able to warn these rebellious people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you'll be mute and unable to reprove them, since they're a rebellious group.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and will not be able to correct them, for they are a rebellious house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I cause your tongue to cleave to your palate, and you have been mute, and are not for a reprover to them, for they [are] a house of rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And will cause thy tongue to cleave to thy palate, and thou wert dumb, and thou shalt not be to them for a man reproving: for they are a house of contradiction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will make thy tongue stick fast to the roof of thy mouth, and thou shalt be dumb, and not as a man that reproveth: because they are a provoking house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will cause your tongue to adhere to the roof of your mouth. And you will be mute, not like a man who reproaches. For they are a provoking house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute, no longer one who rebukes them for being a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be speechless and unable to reprove them; for they are a rebellious house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will make your tongue cleave to your palate, and you shall be dumb and shall not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your tongue shall stick to the roof of your palate, and you shall be mute, and you shall not be a reprover to them, because they are a rebellious house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Also I will bind thy tongue, and thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: because it is a provoking house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=664" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">A Watchman for Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-csc:: 2ms) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">I will make your tongue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: ’aḏ·bîq (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">stick</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2441.htm" title="2441: ḥik·ke·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Probably from chanak in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself.">the roof of your mouth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/481.htm" title="481: wə·ne·’ĕ·lam·tā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To bind. A primitive root; to tie fast; hence to be tongue-tied.">and you will be silent</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and unable</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: mō·w·ḵî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">to rebuke them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">though</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: mə·rî (N-ms) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">are a rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11-12</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? / Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Psalm 39:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.” / I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Mark 4:11-12</a></span><br />He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, / so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Luke 8:10</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-39.htm">John 12:39-40</a></span><br />For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-27</a></span><br />They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will make your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be dumb, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Ezekiel 24:27</a></b></br> In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Psalm 51:15</a></b></br> O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-6.htm">Psalm 137:6</a></b></br> If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.</p><p class="hdg">and shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9</a></b></br> Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes <i>are</i> among the Gentiles: the law <i>is</i> no <i>more</i>; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Hosea 4:17</a></b></br> Ephraim <i>is</i> joined to idols: let him alone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10</a></b></br> They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.</p><p class="hdg">a reprover [heb] a man reproving </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-8</a></b></br> And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, <i>even</i> unto this very day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></b></br> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Palate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-17.htm">Protests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Reprover</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Palate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Protests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/hosea/4-4.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Reprover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "stick" is "דָּבַק" (dabaq), which conveys the idea of clinging or adhering firmly. This divine intervention serves as a symbolic act, representing the silence imposed on Ezekiel as a form of judgment or restraint. In the historical context, prophets were often the mouthpieces of God, and their silence would signify a pause in divine communication, emphasizing the gravity of the people's disobedience and the seriousness of the message being withheld.<p><b>so that you will be mute</b><br />The word "mute" here is derived from the Hebrew "אִלֵּם" (illem), meaning unable to speak. This enforced muteness is not just a physical condition but a spiritual and prophetic one. It underscores the theme of divine judgment, where God chooses to withhold His words from a rebellious people. In the broader scriptural context, this silence can be seen as a form of mercy, giving the people time to reflect on their actions and the absence of God's guidance, thus prompting repentance.<p><b>and unable to rebuke them</b><br />The inability to "rebuke" is significant, as the Hebrew word "תוֹכֵחָה" (tokhecha) implies correction or reproof. Prophets were often tasked with calling out the sins of the people and urging them to return to God. By preventing Ezekiel from rebuking them, God is highlighting the people's hardened hearts and their unwillingness to listen. This serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience and the importance of heeding God's warnings when they are given.<p><b>for they are a rebellious house</b><br />The term "rebellious house" is a recurring theme in Ezekiel, with "rebellious" coming from the Hebrew "מֶרִי" (meri), meaning defiance or opposition. This phrase characterizes the Israelites' persistent disobedience and resistance to God's commands. Historically, Israel's rebellion led to their exile and suffering, serving as a cautionary tale for future generations. The use of "house" signifies not just individuals but the collective community, emphasizing the widespread nature of their rebellion and the need for communal repentance and restoration.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth.</span>--Here, under another figure, this enforced silence is attributed, not to "the rebellious house," by whom it was immediately brought about, but to God Himself, whose providence was the ultimate cause by which the prophet was placed in such circumstances. It is a way of expressing strongly the difficulties under which he was to exercise his ministry.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will make your tongue</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stick</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדְבִּ֣יק</span> <span class="translit">(’aḏ·bîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the roof of your mouth,</span><br /><span class="heb">חִכֶּ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥik·ke·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2441.htm">Strong's 2441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Palate, roof of the mouth, gums</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will be silent</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·’ĕ·lam·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_481.htm">Strong's 481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie fast, to be tongue-tied</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and unable</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to rebuke them,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹכִ֑יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·ḵî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵֽמָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are a rebellious</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:26 And I will make your tongue cleave (Ezek. 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