Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:9
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.