Silent until commanded

22And there the hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he said to me, “Rise, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.”

23So I arose and went out to the valley, and behold, the glory of Yahweh was standing there, like the glory that I had seen by the Kebar River; and I fell on my face.

24Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke to me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.”

25But you, son of man, behold, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you will not go out among them.

26And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and will not be for them a man who rebukes, for they are a rebellious house.

27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: The one who hears, let him hear; and the one who refrains, let him refrain, for they are a rebellious house.’