Ezekiel 3:9
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
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.
10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
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
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:8
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Read in contextZechariah 7:12
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Read in context1 Timothy 2:3
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Read in contextMicah 3:8
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
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