Ezekiel 3:5

For thou art not sent to a people of a profound speech, and of an unknown tongue, but to the house of Israel:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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;

In Context

4And he said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them.

6Nor to many nations of a strange speech, and of an unknown tongue, whose words thou canst not understand: and if thou wert sent to them, they would hearken to thee.

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Cross References

Psalms 81:5For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.

Isaiah 33:19The shameless people thou shalt not see, the people of profound speech: so that thou canst not understand the eloquence of his tongue, in whom there is no wisdom.

Ezekiel 43:5And the spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court: and behold the house was filled with the glory of the Lord.

Jonah 3:2Arise, and go to Ninive the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:2-16

The Prophet Ordered to Eat the Roll; Instructions Given to the Prophet; The Prophet's Instructions; Ezekiel's Reluctance to Be a Reprover. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And he… Read the whole commentary →

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