Ezekiel 3:27
But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh,—He that is minded to hear, let him hear, And he that is minded to forbear, let him forbear! For a perverse house, they are!
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Ezekiel 2:4and it is unto such sons—of shameless face, and emboldened heart, that I am sending thee,—therefore shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh.
Ezekiel 3:9As an adamant harder than flint, have I made thy forehead,—thou shalt not fear them neither shalt thou be dismayed at their faces, For a perverse house, they are!
Ezekiel 3:26thy tongue also, will I cause to cleave unto the roof of thy mouth, so shalt thou be dumb and not be to them a reprover,— For a perverse house, they are!
Ezekiel 12:2Son of man. In the midst of a perverse house, dost thou dwell,— Who have eyes to see—and have not seen. Ears have they to hear—and have no heard, For a perverse house, they are.
Ezekiel 29:21In that day, will I cause to bud a horn for the house of Israel, And to thee, will I give an opening of mouth in their midst, So shall they know that, I, am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 33:32And lo! thou art to them— As a bewitching song, Of one with a beautiful voice. And skilfully touching the strings, —So will they hear thy words, And yet be going to do none of them.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:23-27
The People's Contumacy Predicted. ( b. c. 595.) 22 And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. 23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. 24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 25 But thou, O son of man, behold,… Read the whole commentary →