New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 3:4-7

4Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,goלֶךְ־ בֹּא֙lekh- bo'H1980 H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with My wordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697to them.

5Foryou are not being sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to a peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֥י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֥יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, butto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6norH3808to manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193or difficultוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697you cannotH3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085.But I have sentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971you to themwho should listenיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085to you;

7yet the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will not be willingיֹאבוּ֙yo.VuH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to you, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they arenot willingאֹבִ֖ים'o.VimH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me. Surelyכִּ֚יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478isstubbornחִזְקֵי־ מֵ֥צַחchiz.kei- Me.tzachH2389 H4696and obstinateוּקְשֵׁי־ לֵ֖בu.ke.shei- levH7186 H3820.

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