Ezekiel 3:5

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

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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, get thee to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them!

6not to many nations of a dark speech and a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Truly, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened to thee.

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Cross References

Psalms 81:5He appointed it as a memorial in Joseph, When he went out of the land of Egypt, Where he heard a language which he knew not.

Isaiah 33:19Thou shalt see no more a fierce people, A people of a dark language, which thou couldst not hear, And of a barbarous tongue, which thou couldst not understand;

Ezekiel 43:5Then the spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house.

Jonah 3:2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to her the words which I shall speak to 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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