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Ezekiel 3:6

4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

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

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
KJV
Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
WEB
not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words you can’t understand. Surely, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.
ASV
not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.
DARBY
not to many peoples of strange language and of difficult speech, whose words thou canst not understand: had I sent thee to them, would they not hearken unto thee?
BLB
not to many peoples of unfathomable speech and heavy tongue, whose words you cannot understand. If I had not sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
ÅB
ikke til mange folk med vanskelig språk og tungt mæle, hvis ord du ikke forstår; sannelig, om jeg sendte deg til dem, skulle de høre på deg.
OTB
ikke til mange folk med uforståelig tale eller vanskelig språk, hvis ord du ikke kan forstå. Sannelig, hvis jeg hadde sendt deg til dem, ville de ha lyttet til deg.
B1930
ikke til mange folk med vanskelig sprog og tungt mæle, hvis ord du ikke forstår; sannelig, om jeg sendte dig til dem, skulde de høre på dig.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 11:20–24

    Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

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  • Jonah 3:5–10

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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  • Matthew 12:41–42

    The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

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  • Romans 9:30–33

    What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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  • Luke 11:30–32

    For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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  • Acts 27:28

    And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

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