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Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 3:5

For thou art not sent to a people of an vnknowen tongue, or of an hard language, but to the house of Israel,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Impenitence;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Responsibility;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Language;   Rebellion against God;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Roll;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Confusion of Tongues;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hard;   Sent;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or a difficult language but to the house of Israel—
Hebrew Names Version
For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Yisra'el;
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;
English Standard Version
For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a 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 Century Version
You are not being sent to people whose speech you can't understand, whose language is difficult. You are being sent to Israel.
Amplified Bible
"For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
World English Bible
For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
Legacy Standard Bible
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible lips or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel,
Berean Standard Bible
For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
For you are not being sent to a people with a difficult language and unintelligible speech, but to the house of Isra'el —
Darby Translation
For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, [but] to the house of Israel;
Easy-to-Read Version
I am not sending you to some foreigners you cannot understand. You don't have to learn another language. I am sending you to the family of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Good News Translation
I am not sending you to a nation that speaks a difficult foreign language, but to the Israelites.
Lexham English Bible
For you are sent to the house of Israel, not to a people of obscure speech and of a difficult language,
Literal Translation
For you are not sent to a people of deep lip and difficult of language, but to the house of Israel;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for I sende the not to a people that hath a strauge, vnknowne or harde speache, but vnto the house off Israel:
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;
Bible in Basic English
For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thou art not sent to a people of an unintelligible speech and of a slow tongue, but to the house of Israel;
King James Version (1611)
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech, and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For not to a people of profounde lippes and harde language art thou sent, but vnto the house of Israel:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For thou art not sent to a people of hard speech, but to the house of Israel;
English Revised Version
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thou schalt not be sent to a puple of hiy word, and of vnknowun langage; thou schalt be sent to the hous of Israel,
Update Bible Version
For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Webster's Bible Translation
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;
New English Translation
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible 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,
New Living Translation
I am not sending you to a foreign people whose language you cannot understand.
New Life Bible
For you are not being sent to people of strange speech and a hard language, but to the people of Israel.
New Revised Standard
For you are not sent to a people of obscure speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue, art thou sent - but unto the house of Israel:
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou art not sent to a people of a profound speech, and of an unknown tongue, 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;

Contextual Overview

1 Moreouer he saide vnto me, Sonne of man, eate that thou findest: eate this roule, and goe, and speake vnto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gaue mee this roule to eate. 3 And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, cause thy belly to eate, and fill thy bowels with this roule that I giue thee. Then did I eate it, and it was in my mouth as sweete as honie. 4 And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, goe, and enter into the house of Israel, and declare them my wordes. 5 For thou art not sent to a people of an vnknowen tongue, or of an hard language, but to the house of Israel, 6 Not to many people of an vnknowen tongue, or of an harde language, whose wordes thou canst not vnderstand: yet if I should sende thee to them, they would obey thee. 7 But the house of Israel will not obey thee: for they will not obey me: yea, all the house of Israel are impudent and stiffe hearted. 8 Beholde, I haue made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead harde against their foreheads. 9 I haue made thy forehead as the adamant, and harder then the flint: feare them not therefore, neither be afraid at their lookes: for they are a rebellious house. 10 He said moreouer vnto me, Sonne of man, receiue in thine heart al my words that I speake vnto thee, and heare them with thine eares,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Jonah 1:2, Jonah 3:2-4, Acts 26:17, Acts 26:18

of a strange speech and of an hard language: Heb. deep of lip and heavy of tongue, and so, Ezekiel 3:6, Psalms 81:5, Isaiah 33:19

Reciprocal: Isaiah 58:1 - spare

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
But of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.
Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, We eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden,
Genesis 3:3
But of the fruite of the tree which is in the middes of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eate of it, neither shall ye touche it, lest ye die.
Genesis 3:6
So the woman (seeing that the tree was good for meate, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to get knowledge) tooke of the fruite thereof, and did eate, & gaue also to her husband with her, and he did eate.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sewed figge tree leaues together, and made them selues breeches.
Genesis 3:10
Who saide, I heard thy voyce in the garden, and was afraide: because I was naked, therefore I hid my selfe.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lorde God saide to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.
Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 3:15
I wil also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede & her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life & eate & liue for euer,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech,.... "Deep of lip" g, or "speech"; difficult to be got at and understood:

and of a hard language: or "heavy of tongue" h of a barbarous and unknown language, whom he could not understand, nor they him; and so would have been barbarians to one another; and consequently it could not be thought his prophesying among them, could have been of any use. This may be considered, either by way of encouragement to the prophet to go on his errand to such a people; since as he could understand them, and they him he might hope to meet with success; or, however he could deliver his message so as to be understood: or as an aggravation of the impiety perverseness and stupidity of the Israelites; that though the prophet spoke to them in their own language, yet they would not hear nor receive his words:

[but] to the house of Israel; who were a people of the same speech and language with the prophet; all spoke and understood the language of Canaan; nor were the things he delivered such as they were altogether strangers to being the same, for substance, which Moses, and the other prophets, had ever taught.

g עמקי שפה "profundi labii", Vatablus; "profundorum labio", Polanus, Cocceius; "profundi sermonis", Starkius. h כבדי לשון "graves linguae", Montanus; "gravium lingua", Polanus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 3:5. Thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech — I neither send thee to thy adversaries, the Chaldeans, nor to the Medes and Persians, their enemies. Even these would more likely have hearkened unto thee than thy own countrymen.


 
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