Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
King James Version
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
Holman Bible
Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
International Standard Version
So pay attention! I'm going to make you just as obstinate and unyielding as they are.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
American Standard Version
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
Amplified
Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
Bible in Basic English
See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.
Darby Translation
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I gave thy face strong over against their face, and thy forehead strong over against their forehead.
King James 2000
Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[But] look, I have made your face hard {against} their faces and your forehead hard {against} their forehead.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces and your forehead strong against their foreheads.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, therefore, I will make thy face prevail against their faces, and harden thy forehead against their foreheads;
NET Bible
"I have made your face adamant to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! I have made thy face bold like as their faces, and thy forehead bold like as their forehead.
Webster
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
World English Bible
Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.
Themes
Christian ministers » Discouragements of
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Prophets » Were required » To be bold and undaunted
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Interlinear
Nathan
Paniym
Chazaq
חזק
Chazaq
strong, mighty, sore, stronger, harder, hottest, impudent, loud, stiffhearted
Usage: 57
`ummah
עמּה
`ummah
Usage: 32
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Ezekiel To Speak God's Words
7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. 8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:18
And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Exodus 4:15-16
You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do.
Exodus 11:4-8
So Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt,
1 Kings 21:20
Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD.
Isaiah 50:7
But the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, declares the LORD.
Micah 3:8
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
Acts 7:51-56
"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Hebrews 11:32-37
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets--