Ezekiel 3:5
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel–
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- Jonah 1:2 : 2 “Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention.”
- Isa 33:19 : 19 You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.
- Ezek 3:6 : 6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand– surely if I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!
- Ps 81:5 : 5 He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.
- Isa 28:11 : 11 For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
- Jonah 3:2-4 : 2 “Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah went immediately to Nineveh, in keeping with the LORD’s message.(Now Nineveh was an enormous city– it required three days to walk through it!) 4 When Jonah began to enter the city one day’s walk, he announced,“At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
- Acts 26:17-18 : 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you 18 to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
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- Ezek 3:6-72 verses90%
6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand– surely if I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!
7 But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
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4 He said to me,“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.
- Ezek 2:3-86 verses77%
3 He said to me,“Son of man, I am sending you to the house of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted against me to this very day.
4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’
5 And as for them, whether they listen or not– for they are a rebellious house– they will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words– even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions– do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!
7 You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
8 As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
- Ezek 3:10-112 verses77%
10 And he said to me,“Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.
11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them– say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”
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6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- Ezek 3:16-172 verses74%
16 At the end of seven days the LORD’s message came to me:
17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.
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19 You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.
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15 The LORD says,“Listen, nation of Israel! I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you. It will be a nation that was founded long ago and has lasted for a long time. It will be a nation whose language you will not know. Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand.
- Ezek 3:25-273 verses73%
25 As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.
26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
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11 For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
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7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.
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9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you,‘What are you doing?’
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1 The Lord, not Idols, is the Only Worthy Object of Worship You people of Israel, listen to what the LORD has to say to you.
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24 So he answered,“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
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16 So now listen to the LORD’s message! You say,‘Don’t prophesy against Israel! Don’t preach against the family of Isaac!’
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9 He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’
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7 The LORD said to me,“Do not say,‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
- Ezek 12:1-22 verses71%
1 Previewing the Exile The LORD’s message came to me:
2 “Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house.
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4 The Lord Reminds Them of the Unfaithfulness of Their Ancestors Now listen to what the LORD’s message, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel.
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23 The LORD’s message came to me:
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21 It is written in the law:“By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” says the Lord.
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26 when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.
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2 The LORD’s message came to me:
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1 When Israel left Egypt, when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,
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1 Every Effect has its Cause Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the LORD is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:
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27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying,‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’
- Ezek 21:1-22 verses69%
1 The Sword of Judgment(21:6) The LORD’s message came to me:
2 “Son of man, turn toward Jerusalem and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
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20 “Proclaim this message among the descendants of Jacob. Make it known throughout Judah.
- Ezek 17:1-22 verses69%
1 A Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine The LORD’s message came to me:
2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
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1 He said to me,“Son of man, eat what you see in front of you– eat this scroll– and then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
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9 Then Jeremiah said to them,“You sent me to the LORD God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:
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14 Then the LORD’s message came to me:
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1 Death is Imminent Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:
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16 The LORD’s message came to me:
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12 Or when they hand the scroll to one who can’t read and say,“Read this,” he says,“I can’t read.”
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5 I will do this in order to capture the hearts of the house of Israel, who have alienated themselves from me on account of all their idols.’
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11 The LORD’s message came to me: