Ezekiel 3:5
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;
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- Jonah 1:2 : 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
- Isa 33:19 : 19 Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
- Ezek 3:6 : 6 not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.
- Ps 81:5 : 5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, [Where] I heard a language that I knew not.
- Isa 28:11 : 11 Nay, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
- Jonah 3:2-4 : 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days' journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
- Acts 26:17-18 : 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
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- Ezek 3:6-72 verses90%
6not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.
7But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
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4And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
- Ezek 2:3-86 verses77%
3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day.
4And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.
5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
- Ezek 3:10-112 verses77%
10Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears.
11And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
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6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- Ezek 3:16-172 verses74%
16And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
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19Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
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15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
- Ezek 3:25-273 verses73%
25But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
26and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
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11Nay, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
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7So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
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9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
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1Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
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24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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16Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;
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9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
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7But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.
- Ezek 12:1-22 verses71%
1The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
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4Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
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23And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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21In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.
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26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
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2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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1When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
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1Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
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27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many day to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.
- Ezek 21:1-22 verses69%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
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20Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
- Ezek 17:1-22 verses69%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
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1And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
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9and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
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14And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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1Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
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16Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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12and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.
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5that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
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11Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,