Ezekiel 3:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 3:5

3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ^aate, and it was in my mouth ^blike honey in sweetness.

4 Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

5 For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel,

6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, ^ahad I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, ^abecause they will not listen to Me; ^bfor all the house of Israel are¹ impudent and hard-hearted.

8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

9 ^aLike adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; ^bdo not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

10 Moreover He said to me: “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.

11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ^a‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 3:5

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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;

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