Parallel Verses
King James 2000
For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
New American Standard Bible
For
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;
Holman Bible
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language but to the house of Israel.
International Standard Version
because you're not going to a people whose speech you cannot understand or whose language is difficult to speak. Instead, you're going to the house of Israel.
A Conservative Version
For thou are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of 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;
Amplified
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult 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;
Darby Translation
For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, but to the house of Israel;
Julia Smith Translation
For not to a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue; thou art sent to the house of Israel;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you are sent to the house of Israel, not to a people {of obscure speech} and {of a difficult language},
Modern King James verseion
For you are not sent to a people of a deep lip and of a difficult language, but to the house of Israel;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I send thee not to a people that hath a strange, unknown, or hard speech, but unto the house of Israel;
NET Bible
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel --
New Heart 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;
The Emphasized Bible
For not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue, art thou sent - but unto the house of Israel:
Webster
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard 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;
Youngs Literal Translation
For, not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue art thou sent -- unto the house of Israel;
Themes
Language » Of some nations difficult
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 5 For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6 Not to many people of foreign speech and of a hard language, whose words you can not understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have hearkened unto you.
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Cross References
Jonah 1:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.
Isaiah 33:19
You shall not see a fierce people, a people of a more obscure speech than you can perceive; of a stammering tongue, that you can not understand.
Psalm 81:5
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
Isaiah 28:11
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Ezekiel 3:6
Not to many people of foreign speech and of a hard language, whose words you can not understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have hearkened unto you.
Jonah 3:2-4
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid you.
Acts 26:17-18
Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send you,