Ezekiel 24:27
in Ezekiel 24On 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
KJV
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 am the Lord.
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This verse in Ezekiel 24
Commentary
8 notes on this verseIn that day shall thy mouth be opened - What is, When some one who shall have escaped from Jerusalem, having arrived among the captives, shall inform them of the destruction of the city, the temple, the royal family, and the people at large; till then he might suppress his tears and lamentations. And we find from Eze 33:21, that one did actually escape from the city, and informed the prophet and his brethren in captivity that the city was smitten.
This site's exposition
the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes
on Ezekiel 24:25-27
The chapter closes, naming the day a survivor will reach the prophet with news of the fall. Fairbairn reads the end of the prophet's silence, noted already at chapter 3, as bound to this sign. Clarke notes the chapter's last clause applies the recognition formula to the prophet's household loss.
This site's exposition
your mouth will be opened
The silence laid on Ezekiel in 3:26 ends on the day the fugitive comes. Wesley observed that until then the prophet speaks of other nations. Henry compared the sign with Christ's command to keep silent until the resurrection proved His word.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 15 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a plague, and you shall not mourn or weep, neither shall your tears flow. Sigh in silence, you shall not mourn for the dead. Your turban shall be on your head, and your sandals shall be on your feet; you shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of mourners. Therefore, I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
No more dumb - From this prophecy for eighteen months during the siege, he does not prophesy of Israel, but of other nations. Thou shalt be a sign - Until the event shall convince the Jews, thou shalt by sign, signify to them, what is coming.
Thus Christ forbade his disciples to preach openly that he was Christ till after his resurrection, because that was to be the full proof of it. "But then thou shalt speak with the greater assurance, and the more effectually, either to their conviction or to their confusion." Note, God's prophets are never silenced but for wise and holy ends.
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord G OD ; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
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The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יִפָּ֤תַח | yipatach | it will be opened | H6605 → | 144 times |
| פִּ֙יךָ֙ | pikha | mouth your | H6310 → | 498 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הַפָּלִ֔יט | hapalit | the escapee | H6412 → | 24 times |
| וּתְדַבֵּ֕ר | utedaber | so you may speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם | tealem | you will be dumb | H481 → | 9 times |
| ע֑וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| וְהָיִ֤יתָ | vehayita | and you will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | for them | ||
| לְמוֹפֵ֔ת | lemofet | <into> a sign | H4159 → | 36 times |
| וְיָדְע֖וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
יִפָּ֤תַחit will be opened
yipatachH6605 →144 times
פִּ֙יךָ֙mouth your
pikhaH6310 →498 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
הַפָּלִ֔יטthe escapee
hapalitH6412 →24 times
וּתְדַבֵּ֕רso you may speak
utedaberH1696 →1141 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תֵֽאָלֵ֖םyou will be dumb
tealemH481 →9 times
ע֑וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
וְהָיִ֤יתָand you will become
vehayitaH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶם֙for them
lahem
לְמוֹפֵ֔ת<into> a sign
lemofetH4159 →36 times
וְיָדְע֖וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָֽה׃ ס[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
it leads to
- Colossians 4:3
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
- Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brothers, pray for us as well.
- Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- Colossians 4:3
Through
Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Psalms 63:3–5
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- Psalms 119:13
With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
- Hebrews 13:15
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.