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.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 3:9, God gives Ezekiel an unyielding forehead — strengthening him for the same rebellious audience addressed here.
In Ezekiel 3:11, God commands Ezekiel to speak whether the people hear or refuse — the same 'hear or refuse' outcome described in 3:27.
In Ezekiel 3:26, God makes Ezekiel mute — a direct contrast to opening his mouth here, showing divine control over speech.
Ezekiel 33:32 describes people hearing words but not doing them, directly illustrating the 'hears but refuses' response in Ezekiel 3:27.
In Ezekiel 29:21, God promises to open Ezekiel's mouth again in a future restoration, echoing the same divine empowerment to speak.
Ezekiel 2:5 introduces the phrase 'whether they hear or whether they refuse' for the rebellious house, which 3:27 echoes as the response to prophecy.
In Ezekiel 11:25, Ezekiel speaks to the exiles what God showed him — an example of the opened mouth promised in 3:27.
In Ezekiel 12:2, God describes the people's unwillingness to see or hear — exactly the stubbornness addressed in 'let him refuse' here.
In Ezekiel 24:27, God again promises to open Ezekiel's mouth — reinforcing the same theme of restored speech from 3:27.
Ezekiel 33:22 explicitly recounts God opening Ezekiel's mouth, fulfilling the promise from 3:27.
Ezekiel 11:5 shows the Spirit falling on Ezekiel to speak God's words — an instance of the mouth-opening promised.
In Revelation 22:11, the same logic: let each persist in their choices — echoing Ezekiel's 'let him hear or refuse'.
Matthew 11:15 uses the phrase 'He who has ears to hear, let him hear!' echoing Ezekiel's call for willing hearers amid rebellion.
In Exodus 4:12, God promises to be with Moses' mouth and teach him what to say — a direct parallel to God opening Ezekiel's mouth and giving him words.
In Jeremiah 1:7, God commands Jeremiah to speak whatever He commands — parallels God opening Ezekiel's mouth here.
In Isaiah 30:1, God calls Israel 'rebellious children' — the same rebelliousness that marks Ezekiel's audience here.
In Daniel 10:16, a divine touch enables Daniel to speak — similar divine enablement but different prophet and context.
Luke 21:15 promises Jesus will give disciples a mouth and wisdom, similar to God enabling Ezekiel to speak His words.
In Psalm 51:15, David asks God to open his lips for praise — similar to God opening Ezekiel's mouth here for prophetic speech.
Ephesians 6:19 asks for utterance to open the mouth boldly, paralleling the divine opening of Ezekiel's mouth in 3:27.
Exodus 4:11 affirms God's sovereignty over the mouth, connecting to His ability to open Ezekiel's mouth for speech.