Ezekiel 3:6

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 3:5 Parallel

Ezekiel 3:5 states Ezekiel is sent only to Israel—verse 6 then adds that foreign nations would have listened, forming a direct contrast.

Jonah 3:5-10 shows Nineveh repenting — exactly the response Ezekiel 3:6 says foreign nations would give, contrasting Israel's refusal.

Matthew 11:21 says Tyre and Sidon would have repented — mirroring Ezekiel 3:6's hypothetical that foreign speakers would listen, condemning Israel's unbelief.

Matthew 12:41 shows Nineveh repenting at Jonah's preaching, fulfilling the idea that foreign listeners would respond—contrasting with Israel's unbelief.

Luke 11:30-32 parallels the Nineveh and Queen of Sheba examples, reinforcing that outsiders respond to God's message better than Israel.

Romans 9:30-33 explains that Gentiles attained righteousness by faith while Israel stumbled—directly echoing the principle of foreigners responding better.

Isaiah 6:10 Contrast

Isaiah 6:10 describes Israel's hardened heart so they won't hear—directly related to why they reject prophets, contrasting with hypothetical foreign obedience.

Matthew 11:21 says Tyre and Sidon would have repented if they saw Christ's miracles—matching the logic that foreign cities respond where Israel does not.

Matthew 15:22 shows a Canaanite woman crying out to Jesus, illustrating that foreigners respond to God—parallel to Ezekiel's point that they would listen if sent.

Luke 10:13 Parallel

Luke 10:13 declares that pagan Tyre and Sidon would have repented if they saw miracles—echoing Ezekiel's statement that foreigners would listen.

Acts 22:18 Contrast

Acts 22:18 has Paul told to leave Jerusalem because the people reject his testimony—contrasting with Ezekiel 3:6's idea that foreigners would listen.

Acts 28:26 Contrast

Acts 28:26 quotes Isaiah about Israel's hardness—contrasting with Ezekiel 3:6's claim that foreigners would listen to God's messenger.

Acts 13:42 Parallel

Acts 13:42 depicts Gentiles begging to hear more from Paul, demonstrating the receptivity of foreigners that Ezekiel spoke of.