Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 3:6
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 5, 6.) For you are not being sent to the people of deep and difficult (unknown in the Vulgate) language, to the house of Israel, nor to many people of unknown language, whose language you cannot understand. And if I were to send you to them, they would listen to you. Because they do not want to come to you, you…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6neither to many nations of other speech and other tongues, nor of harsh language, whose words thou wouldest not understand: although if I had sent thee to such, they would have hearkened to thee.
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In context
4And he said to me, Son of man, go thy way, and go in to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.
5For thou art not sent to a people of hard speech, but to the house of Israel;
— Ezekiel 3:6 —
7But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are stubborn and hard-hearted.
8And, behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and I will strengthen thy power against their power.