Ezequiel 3:8

8 He aquí, he hecho tu rostro tan duro como sus rostros, y tu frente tan dura como sus frentes.

Ezequiel 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 3:8

Behold, I have made the, face strong against their faces
Not that the prophet should have the same sort of impudence and confidence they had; but that God would "give" ^F14 him such a face, as it is in the Hebrew text, such spirit and courage, that he should neither be ashamed of the words of the Lord, nor afraid to speak them to this people; so that he should be a match for them; they should not be able to outface him, or look him out of countenance; he should behave with an undaunted spirit, and with great intrepidity, amidst all opposition made to him: the Lord fits his ministers for the people he sends them to, and gives them courage and strength proportionate to the opposition they meet with; as their day is, their strength is; and all that invincible courage, boldness, and strength, with which they are endowed, it is all from the Lord, and a gift of his: and thy forehead strong against their foreheads;
which is the same thing in different words.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Kynp ta yttn) "dedi faciem tuam", V. L. Vatablus, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezequiel 3:8 In-Context

6 tampoco a pueblos numerosos de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil cuyas palabras no puedes entender. Sino que te he enviado a ellos; ellos te escucharán.

7 Pero la casa de Israel no te querrá escuchar, ya que no quieren escucharme a mí. Ciertamente toda la casa de Israel es terca y de duro corazón.

8 He aquí, he hecho tu rostro tan duro como sus rostros, y tu frente tan dura como sus frentes.

9 Como esmeril, más duro que el pedernal, he hecho tu frente. No les temas ni te atemorices ante ellos, porque son casa rebelde.

10 Además me dijo: Hijo de hombre, recibe en tu corazón todas mis palabras que yo te hablo, y escúchalas atentamente.