Ezekiel 24:27

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Ezekiel through a prophetic declaration concerning a future day when a fugitive will deliver news of Jerusalem’s fall. The promise concerns the prophet’s subsequent restoration of speech to serve as a sign.

The words — יִפָּ֤תַח (yi.Pa.tach) = it will be opened and פִּ֙י/ךָ֙ (pi./kha) = your mouth. These terms mark the transition from divinely imposed muteness to prophetic declaration.

The thread — The motif of God opening a prophet’s mouth appears in Ezekiel 33:22 and Ezekiel 29:21. Both passages link the physical restoration of speech to the verification of divine authority.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that prophetic speech originates from God’s initiative, not human ability. Readers must acknowledge the sign’s purpose is to compel the acknowledgment that the LORD acts and speaks.

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The Hebrew words

בַּיּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomon the/ day הַה֗וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that יִפָּ֤תַחyi.Pa.tachit will be opened פִּ֙יךָ֙pi./khamouth/ your אֶת־'et-with הַפָּלִ֔יטha./pa.Litthe/ escapee וּתְדַבֵּ֕רu./te.da.Berso/ you may speak וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not תֵֽאָלֵ֖םte.'a.Lemyou will be dumb ע֑וֹדodagain וְהָיִ֤יתָve./ha.Yi.taand/ you will becomeלָהֶם֙la./Hemfor/ themלְמוֹפֵ֔תle./mo.Fet<into>/ a sign וְיָדְע֖וּve./ya.de.'Uand/ they will know כִּֽי־ki-that אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh[am] Yahweh

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 33:22 Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
Ezekiel 29:21 In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
Exodus 6:11 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”
Psalms 51:15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ezekiel 3:26 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.
Luke 21:15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Ephesians 6:19 Pray 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,