Ezekiel 3:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1Then He said to me, 'Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' 2So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. 3And He said to me, 'Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.' Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4Then He said to me, 'Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.
5For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
6nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to the people who understand you;
7yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. The entire house of Israel certainly is stubborn and obstinate.
King James Version
Chapter 3
1Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
4And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
6Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened 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 impudent and hardhearted.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1He said to me: "Son of man, eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel." 2So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. 3"Son of man," he said to me, "feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving you." So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4Then he said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.
5For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or a difficult language but to the house of Israel—
6not to the many peoples of unintelligible speech or a difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. No doubt, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.
7But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
1The voice said to me, 'Son of man, eat what I am giving you — eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel.' 2So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. 3Fill your stomach with this,' he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4Then he said, 'Son of man, go to the people of Israel and give them my messages.
5I am not sending you to a foreign people whose language you cannot understand.
6No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen!
7But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
1And he said to me, "Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." 2So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. 3And he said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it." Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.
4And he said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them.
5For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel —
6not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.
7But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart.
New International Version
Chapter 3
1And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel." 2So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
4He then said to me: "Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.
5You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel—
6not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
7But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.
New King James Version
Chapter 3
1Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.
4Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.
5For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel,
6not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
7But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.
