Ezekiel 3:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 3:8

6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, ^ahad I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, ^abecause they will not listen to Me; ^bfor all the house of Israel are¹ impudent and hard-hearted.

8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

9 ^aLike adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; ^bdo not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

10 Moreover He said to me: “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.

11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ^a‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.”

12 Then ^athe Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the ^bglory of the Lord from His place!”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 3:8

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American Standard Version
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, I have made your face strong {and} hard against their faces and your forehead strong {and} hard against their foreheads.

Contemporary English Version
so I will make you as stubborn as they are.

Darby English Version
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Good News Bible
Now I will make you as stubborn and as tough as they are.

King James Version
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

New International Version
But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.

New King James Version
Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.

Young's Literal Translation
`Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.

New English Translation
“I have made your face adamant¹ to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.

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