Ezekiel 3 · Verse 26

Ezekiel 3:26

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.
Ezekiel 3:26, King James Version

Ezekiel 3:26 in other translations

BSBI 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.
WEBI 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.
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 3:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. I will make my tongue ... dumb--Israel had rejected the prophets; therefore God deprives Israel of the prophets and of His word--God's sorest judgment (1Sa 7:2; Am 8:11, 12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth - I will not give thee any message to deliver to them. They are so rebellious, it is useless to give them farther warning.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 3:22-27

Let us own ourselves for ever indebted to the mediation of Christ, for the blessed intercourse between God and man; and a true believer will say, I am never less alone than when thus alone. When the Lord opened Ezekiel's mouth, he was to deliver his message boldly, to place life and death, the blessing and the curse, before the people, and leave them to their choice.

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 3:22-27 →

Ezekiel 3:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.Khaand tongue yourH3956
אַדְבִּ֣יק'ad.BikI will make stickH1692
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חִכֶּ֔ךָchi.Ke.khapalate yourH2441
וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּve.ne.'e.Lam.taand you will be dumbH481
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִֽהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehyou will becomeH1961
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto them
לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish<into> a personH376
מוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.ach[who] reprovesH3198
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
בֵּ֥יתbeit[are] a house ofH1004
מְרִ֖יme.RirebellionH4805
הֵֽמָּה\׃He.mahtheyH1992

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 3:26

  • Ezekiel 24:27

    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.

  • Luke 1:20-22

    And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

  • Psalms 51:15

    O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

  • Micah 3:6-7

    Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

  • Amos 8:11-12

    Behold, the days come, saith 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: 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.

  • Psalms 137:6

    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.

  • Jeremiah 1:17

    Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

  • Ezekiel 2:3-8

    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, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. …

  • Lamentations 2:9

    Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath 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.

  • Hosea 4:17

    Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

  • Isaiah 1:2

    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.

  • Amos 5:10

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
24:27; Ps 51:15; 137:6; Jer 1:17; Lu 1:20-22
and shalt.
Ps 36:11,12; La 2:9; Ho 4:17; Am 5:10; 8:11,12; Mic 3:6,7
a reprover. Heb. a man reproving. for.
2:3-8; Isa 1:2

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Context

  • Ezekiel 3:25

    But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

  • Ezekiel 3:26

    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.

  • Ezekiel 3:27

    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.

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Ezekiel 3:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y haré se pegue tu lengua á tu paladar, y estarás mudo, y no serás á ellos varón que reprende: porque son casa rebelde.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je collerai ta langue à ton palais, et tu seras muet, et tu ne seras pas pour eux un homme qui les reprenne; car ils sont une maison rebelle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde deine Zunge an deinem Gaumen kleben lassen, damit du verstummest und sie nicht mehr zurechtweisest denn ein widerspenstiges Haus sind sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et linguam tuam adhærere faciam palato tuo, et eris mutus, nec quasi vir objurgans, quia domus exasperans est.