King James Version
Ezekiel 3:8 in the King James Version says “Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.”
Ezekiel 3:8 · KJV
Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. of a: Heb. deep of lip, and heavy of language Surely: or, If I had sent thee, etc. would they not have hearkened unto thee?
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 . impudent: Heb. stiff of forehead, and hard of heart
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Behold I have made”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their faces”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“against”
H5980conjunction, i.e., society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
“their faces”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“against”
H5980conjunction, i.e., society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
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