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Ezekiel 24:27

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“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.”

Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

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.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of a literal opening of Ezekiel's mouth and his ability to speak, the phrase "thou shalt be a sign unto them" could be interpreted metaphorically, suggesting his prophetic role and message are the "sign" rather than a purely physical event.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

While the verse mentions "that day" and a future event, it does not specify a duration or a timeframe for when this fulfillment will occur, nor does it explicitly state that the fulfillment is meant to be recognized as time-bound.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 29:21

“In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 37:13

“And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,”

Ezekiel 34:27

“And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.”

Ezekiel 17:24

“And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.”

Ezekiel 28:24

“And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.”

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