Ezekiel 3:9
7 But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
8 Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
10 “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
11 Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
- KJV
- As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
- WEB
- I have made your forehead as a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”
- ASV
- As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
- DARBY
- As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at them, for they are a rebellious house.
- BLB
- I have made your forehead like a diamond stronger than flint. Do not be afraid of them, and do not be dismayed at their faces, for they [are] a house of rebellion.”
- ÅB
- Lik en diamant, hårdere enn stein, gjør jeg din panne; du skal ikke frykte for dem og ikke forferdes for deres åsyn; for en gjenstridig slekt er de.
- OTB
- Som den hardeste stein, hardere enn flint, har jeg gjort din panne. Frykt dem ikke og bli ikke forferdet av dem, selv om de er et gjenstridig hus.”
- B1930
- Lik en diamant, hårdere enn sten, gjør jeg din panne; du skal ikke frykte for dem og ikke forferdes for deres åsyn; for en gjenstridig ætt er de.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:7
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Read in contextZechariah 7:12
They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:14
Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Read in context1 Timothy 2:3
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
Read in contextMicah 3:8
As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
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