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


In Context

2 And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll.

3 And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

4 And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, go, enter in unto the house of Israel, and thou hast spoken with My words unto them.

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

6 not unto many peoples, deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou dost not understand. If I had not sent thee unto them — they, they do hearken unto thee,

7 but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted.

Ezekiel 3:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:5You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel-

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a profound speech, and of an unknown tongue, but to the house of Israel:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, but to the house of Israel;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;