Ezekiel 3:5-7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 3:1-15

These verses are fitly joined by some translators to the foregoing chapter, as being of a piece with it and a continuation of the same vision. The prophets received the word from God that they might deliver it to the people of God, furnished themselves that they might furnish them with the knowledge of the mind and will of God. Now here the prophet is taught, I. How he must receive divine revelation himself, Ezek. 3:1. Christ (whom he saw upon the throne, Ezek. 1:26) said to him, ?Son of man,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:5

For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech ,.... "Deep of lip" F7 עמקי שפה "profundi labii", Vatablus; "profundorum labio", Polanus, Cocceius; "profundi sermonis", Starkius. , or "speech"; difficult to be got at and understood: and of a hard language : or "heavy of tongue" F8 כבדי לשון "graves linguae", Montanus; "gravium lingua", Polanus. of a barbarous and unknown language, whom he could not understand, nor they him; and so would have been barbarians to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:6

Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language ,.... The prophet was sent, not to different nations, of different languages; but to one nation of the same language; indeed several of his prophecies concern other nations, as the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Tyrians, Philistines, Egyptians, and Assyrians; but then these had a relation to the, people of Israel, and were chiefly on their account; and therefore he was not sent to those nations to deliver his prophecies unto... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:7

But the house of Israel would not hearken unto thee ,.... "They are not willing" F12 לא יאבו "non cupient", Montanus; "non volunt", Cocceius; "non illi volentes", Starckius. ; they have no desire, no inclination, to hear and hearken; but the reverse; they were capable of hearing and understanding his speech and language, and though he was sent unto them by the Lord: and indeed the reason why they did not hearken to him was not because they rejected him and his words, but because... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:5

Thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech - I neither send thee to thy adversaries, the Chaldeans, nor to the Medes and Persians, their enemies. Even these would more likely have hearkened unto thee than thy own countrymen. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:7

Impudent and hard-hearted - "Stiff of forehead, and hard of heart." - Margin. The marginal readings on several verses here are very nervous and very correct. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:6

Verse 6 Now he adds, not to many peoples Those who translate “many” by “great,” do not understand the Prophet’s meaning, for God had spoken in the singular number concerning all people, but now he uses the plural, as if he had said, I send thee neither to Egyptians, nor to Chaldeans, nor to any other remote nation, since the world is on all sides of thee, inhabited by peoples whose language thou dost not understand: to those therefore I do not send thee. The particle, if not, follows, and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:7

Verse 7 Now, therefore, we clearly see the sloth of the people assigned as a reason why they purposely rejected the Word of God, and hardened themselves in obstinacy. He also ascends higher, and says, that the people were not only disobedient to the Prophet but to God himself, as Christ also when he exhorts his disciples to perseverance in teaching. Therefore, says he, they will not hear you, because they will not hear me, and why am I and my teaching hated by them, unless because they do not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:4-7

The privileged and the unprivileged. It is impossible to read this language without being reminded of the parallel language recorded to have been uttered by our Lord Jesus Christ. The Prophet Ezekiel was assured that, whilst his message would be rejected by his fellow countrymen, it would have been received with gratitude and faith had it been addressed to a Gentile nation. And our Lord, in upbraiding the unbelief of Capernaum, declared that the tidings he proclaimed would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:4-7

The awful consequences of neglecting the Word of the Lord. "And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel," etc. Here is a comparison between two possible spheres of prophetic service—between the Israelites and the heathen ( Ezekiel 3:5 ); between the one house of Israel and many heathen peoples ( Ezekiel 3:6 ). 1 . Both these spheres of service would have presented difficulties in the way of the fulfilment of the prophet ' s mission. In the case of the... read more

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