Not 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.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
To many people - To various nations using diverse languages. Surely - The thought is that expressed by our Saviour Himself (margin reference). Some render it: “but I have sent thee unto these; they…
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…
Cambridge Bible
many people Rather: peoples, i.e. different foreign nations.
Surely, had I sent thee More exactly: surely if I sent thee … they would hearken. There is some difficulty about the construction, but the…
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