Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 3:5
American Standard Version
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Amplified® Bible
For you are not sent to a people of a foreign speech and of a difficult language but to the house of Israel;
Contemporary English Version
They are Israelites, not some strangers who speak a foreign language you can't understand. If I were to send you to foreign nations, they would listen to you.
Darby English Version
For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, [but] to the house of Israel;
Good News Bible
I am not sending you to a nation that speaks a difficult foreign language, but to the Israelites.
King James Version
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
New American Standard Bible
"For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, {but} to the house of Israel,
New International Version
You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel-
New King James Version
For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For I do not send you to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
Revised Standard Version
For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel--
Young's Literal Translation
For, not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue `art' thou sent -- unto the house of Israel;