His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
Parallel translations
- KJV And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
- BSB Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
- NKJV Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
- NASB And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began speaking in praise of God.
- NLT Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.
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Quick answer
Immediately Zacharias could speak again, and he praised God. His obedience is met with restoration.
Overview
The moment Zacharias affirms the name, his speech returns and he blesses God. The discipline ends as the promise is fulfilled, as the angel foretold. His first words are praise, modeling the response of one restored by grace.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Luke 1:20Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
- Exod 4:15–16You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
- Ezek 33:22Now Yahweh’s hand had been on me in the evening, before he who was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more mute.
- Jer 1:9Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
- Ps 51:15Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
- Dan 4:34–37At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.
- Mark 7:32–37They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
- Ezek 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who forbears, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.”
- Ps 118:18–19Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
- Ps 30:7–12You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
- Ezek 29:21In that day will I cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will give you the opening of the mouth among them; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
- Matt 9:33When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- Isa 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
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