Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 3:9

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 8, 9.) Behold, I have made your face stronger than their faces, and your forehead harder than their foreheads. I have made your face like diamond and flint. Do not fear them or be afraid of their presence, for they are a rebellious house." And He said to me, "The house of Israel has a stubborn and defiant foreh…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

9And it shall be continually stronger than a rock: be not afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their faces, because it is a provoking house.

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In context

7But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are stubborn and hard-hearted.

8And, behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and I will strengthen thy power against their power.

— Ezekiel 3:9 —

10And he said to me, Son of man, receive into thy heart all the words that I have spoken to thee, and hear them with thine ears.

11And go thy way, go in to the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

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