Ezekiel 3:6

not unto many peoples deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou couldst not understand,—surely if unto them I had sent thee, they would have hearkened unto thee.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5For not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue, art thou sent —[but] unto the house of Israel:

7But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto me,—for all the house of Israel are bold of forehead and hard of heart.

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Cross References

Isaiah 33:19The fierce people, shalt thou not see,—The people of too deep a lip to be understood, of too barbarous a tongue for thee to comprehend.

Matthew 11:20Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not:—

Luke 11:30For, according as, Jonah, became, unto the Ninevites, a sign, so, shall be, the Son of Man also, unto this generation.

Romans 9:30What, then, shall we say? That, they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness,—a righteousness, however, which is by faith;

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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