◄ Ezekiel 3:9 ►
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Good News Translation
I will make you as firm as a rock, as hard as a diamond; don't be afraid of those rebels."

New Revised Standard Version
Like the hardest stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not fear them or be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Contemporary English Version
You will be so determined to speak my message that nothing will stop you. I will make you hard like a diamond, and you'll have no reason to be afraid of those arrogant rebels.

New American Bible
Like diamond, harder than flint, I make your brow. Do not be afraid of them, or be terrified by their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house.

adamant

Zechariah 7:12 And they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.

fear

Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house.

Isaiah 41:10,14 Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee. . . .

Isaiah 50:7 The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not confounded: therefore have I set my face as a most hard rock, and I know that I shall not be confounded.

Jeremiah 1:8,17 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. . . .

Jeremiah 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, and let not me be confounded: let them be afraid, and let not me be afraid: bring upon them the day of affliction, and with a double destruction, destroy them.

Micah 3:8 And they shall be confounded that see visions, and the diviners shall be confounded: and they shall all cover their faces, because there is no answer of God.

1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

2 Timothy 2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must first partake of the fruits.

Context
Ezekiel Eats the Scroll
…8Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads. 9I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house.10And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee:…
Cross References
Isaiah 50:7
The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not confounded: therefore have I set my face as a most hard rock, and I know that I shall not be confounded.

Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house.

Ezekiel 3:8
Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads.

Ezekiel 3:10
And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee:

Ezekiel 44:6
And thou shalt say to the house of Israel that provoketh me: Thus saith the Lord God: Let all your wicked doings suffice you, O house of Israel:

Zechariah 7:12
And they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.

Ezekiel 3:8
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