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Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:27
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤י אֽוֹתְךָ֙ אֶפְתַּ֣ח אֶת־פִּ֔יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ יִשְׁמָע֙ וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ יֶחְדָּ֔ל כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ ס

  1. וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יu.ve.da.be.Ri“and when speak I”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. אֽוֹתְךָ֙'ot.Kha“with you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  3. אֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.Tach“I will open”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּתַח · “to open” · Strong's H6605A
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. פִּ֔יךָPi.kha“mouth your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  6. וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. כֹּ֥הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  11. יְהֹוִ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  12. הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀ha.sho.Me.a'“the [one who] hears”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  13. יִשְׁמָע֙yish.Ma'“let him hear”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  14. וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ve.he.cha.Del“and the [person] who refrains”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָדֵל · “rejected|fleeting” · Strong's H2310
  15. יֶחְדָּ֔לyech.Dal“let him refrain”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
  16. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[are] a house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  18. מְרִ֖יme.Ri“rebellion”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְרִי · “rebellion” · Strong's H4805H
  19. הֵֽמָּה׃ סHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)