Ezekiel 3:26
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וּלְשׁוֹנְךָuleshonkhaand tongue yourH3956אַדְבִּיק'adbikI will make stickH1692אֶל־'el-toH413חִכֶּךָchikekhapalate yourH2441וְנֶאֱלַמְתָּvene'elamtaand you will be dumbH481וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תִהְיֶהtihyehyou will becomeH1961לָהֶםlahemto themלְאִישׁle'ish<into> a personH376מוֹכִיחַmokhiach[who] reprovesH3198כִּיkiforH3588בֵּיתbeit[are] a house ofH1004מְרִיmerirebellionH4805הֵמָּה׃hemahtheyH1992
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- Ezekiel 24:27In 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 am the Lord.On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
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