3:4 He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them. 3:5 For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech 1 and difficult language, 2 but 3 to the house of Israel –
1 tn Heb “deep of lip” (in the sense of incomprehensible).
2 tn Heb “heavy of tongue.” Similar language occurs in Exod 4:10; Isa 33:19.
3 tn The conjunction “but” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied from the context.