Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:8–10
8Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
Word by word
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Ezekiel 3:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I will make | נָתַ֧תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your face | פָּנֶ֛יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| as hard | חֲזָקִ֖ים | ḥă·zā·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| as | לְעֻמַּ֣ת | lə·‘um·maṯ | Preposition-l | H5980 juxtaposition |
| their faces | פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | pə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| and your forehead | מִצְחֲךָ֥ | miṣ·ḥă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4696 brow, forehead |
| as hard | חָזָ֖ק | ḥā·zāq | Adjective - masculine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| as | לְעֻמַּ֥ת | lə·‘um·maṯ | Preposition-l | H5980 juxtaposition |
| their foreheads | מִצְחָֽם׃ | miṣ·ḥām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4696 brow, forehead |
Ezekiel 3:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make | נָתַ֣תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your forehead | מִצְחֶ֑ךָ | miṣ·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4696 brow, forehead |
| like a diamond | כְּשָׁמִ֛יר | kə·šā·mîr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H8068 thorn(s), adamant, flint |
| harder | חָזָ֥ק | ḥā·zāq | Adjective - masculine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| than flint | מִצֹּ֖ר | miṣ·ṣōr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6864 flint |
| Do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be afraid | תִירָ֤א | ṯî·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| of them | אוֹתָם֙ | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| dismayed | תֵחַ֣ת | ṯê·ḥaṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| at their presence | מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | mip·pə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| even though | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵֽמָּה׃פ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are a rebellious | מְרִ֖י | mə·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H4805 rebellion |
| house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Ezekiel 3:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| He added | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| listen carefully | וּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ | ū·ḇə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| to all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the words | דְּבָרַי֙ | də·ḇā·ray | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| I speak | אֲדַבֵּ֣ר | ’ă·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| to you | אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and take them | קַ֥ח | qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| to heart | בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ | bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 3:8 Jeremiah 1:18 · Acts 7:51–56
Ezekiel 3:9 Ezekiel 2:6 · Jeremiah 1:8 · Isaiah 50:7 · Isaiah 41:10 · Zechariah 7:12 · Isaiah 41:14 · 1 Timothy 2:3 · Micah 3:8 · Jeremiah 17:18 · Jeremiah 1:17 · 2 Timothy 2:6
Ezekiel 3:10 Job 22:22 · Psalm 119:11 · Luke 8:15 · Ezekiel 2:8 · Ezekiel 3:1–3 · Proverbs 8:10 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · Proverbs 19:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.