And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; behold, we are my lord's slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.

He guards the feet of His saints, but the wicked are silent in darkness. For man does not prevail by might.

so that you may remember and be ashamed. And you will never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide atonement for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord Jehovah.

So he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

And Jehovah said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord Jehovah. He who hears, let him hear; and he who forbears, let him forbear; for they are a rebellious house.

In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. And they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Then, looking up to Heaven, He sighed, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips,

With my lips have I declared all the Judgments of Your mouth.

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing to His name.