Ezekiel 3:7

What does Ezekiel 3:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 3:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stiff heart.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stiff heart.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee: because they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and an obstinate heart.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, for none of them will hearken unto me. For all the house of Israel are hard of forehead and stiff of heart.

Context

v.6not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.

v.7This passage

v.8Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 24:7

    For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.

  • John 5:40

    and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

  • 1 Samuel 8:7

    And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

  • John 15:20

    Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

  • Luke 10:16

    He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

  • Jeremiah 44:16

    As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.

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