Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:6–7

⁶not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

⁷But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

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Ezekiel 3:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	לֹ֣א׀	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the many	רַבִּ֗ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
peoples	עַמִּ֣ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
of unfamiliar	עִמְקֵ֤י	‘im·qê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6012 deep, unfathomable
speech	שָׂפָה֙	śā·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
and difficult	וְכִבְדֵ֣י	wə·ḵiḇ·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3515 heavy
language	לָשׁ֔וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
whose	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
words	דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם	diḇ·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
you cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
understand	תִשְׁמַ֖ע	ṯiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
Surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
if I had sent you	שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָ	šə·laḥ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7971 send
to them	אֲלֵיהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
they	הֵ֖מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
would have listened	יִשְׁמְע֥וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
to you	אֵלֶֽיךָ׃	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

Ezekiel 3:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the house	וּבֵ֣ית	ū·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will be unwilling	יֹאבוּ֙	yō·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H14 be willing, consent
to listen	לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to you	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are unwilling	אֹבִ֖ים	’ō·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H14 be willing, consent
to listen	לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to Me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is hard-headed	חִזְקֵי־	ḥiz·qê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
and hard-hearted	וּקְשֵׁי־	ū·qə·šê-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7186 hard, severe

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 3:6 Matthew 12:41–42 · Jonah 3:5–10 · Matthew 11:20–24 · Luke 11:30–32 · Romans 9:30–33

Ezekiel 3:7 Luke 10:16 · 1 Samuel 8:7 · Ezekiel 2:4 · John 15:20–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.