Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:6

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.