Ezekiel 3:9

As an adamant harder than flint, have I made thy forehead,—thou shalt not fear them neither shalt thou be dismayed at their faces, For a perverse house, they are!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Lo! I have made thy face bold like as their faces, and thy forehead bold like as their forehead.

10Then said he unto me,— Son of man. All my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive thou into thy heart and in thine ears, hear thou:

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Cross References

Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, Thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel,—I, have become thy helper, Declareth Yahweh, And thy redeemer The Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid of their faces, For with thee, am I, to deliver thee Declareth Yahweh.

Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors, turn pale, but let not me, turn pale, Let, them, be terrified, but let not, me, be terrified,—Bring thou upon them a day of calamity, And with a double fracture, destroy them.

Micah 3:8But, in very deed, I, am full of vigour, with the spirit of Yahweh, and of justice and of valour,—to declare to Jacob, his transgression, and to Israel, his sin.

1 Timothy 2:3This, is comely and acceptable before our Saviour God,

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:2-16

The Prophet Ordered to Eat the Roll; Instructions Given to the Prophet; The Prophet's Instructions; Ezekiel's Reluctance to Be a Reprover. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And he… Read the whole commentary →

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