Ezekiel 3:27
What is written? (ESV)
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD.’ He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
What does it say?
But when I (God) speak with you (Ezekiel), I will open your mouth in order for you to say to them, “Thus says the Lord God!” Let whoever will hear do so, and whoever refuses refuse, for these people are a rebellious house.
What is its immediate context?
God’s commission and instruction to Ezekiel the prophet. After seeing a vision of the Lord himself, he is told (actually shown) what he must do for God.
How Ezekiel 3:27 is applied across Bible answers
Does man have free will?
The people could either obey or refuse God's message through Ezekiel, and indeed, most would refuse.
