Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:26
26I 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make your tongue | וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙ | ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| stick | אַדְבִּ֣יק | ’aḏ·bîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the roof of your mouth | חִכֶּ֔ךָ | ḥik·ke·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums |
| and you will be silent | וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ | wə·ne·’ĕ·lam·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H481 bind |
| and unable | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to rebuke them | מוֹכִ֑יחַ | mō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| though | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵֽמָּה׃ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are a rebellious | מְרִ֖י | mə·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H4805 rebellion |
| house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 24:27 · Luke 1:20–22 · Psalm 51:15 · Psalm 137:6 · Micah 3:6–7 · Amos 8:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.