Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
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Gill's Exposition
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" (n) him such a face, as it…
Barnes' Notes
I have made ... thy forehead strong - I have given thee a strength superior to theirs; a metaphor taken from horned animals.
These verses are fitly joined by some translators to the foregoing chapter, as being of a piece with it and a continuation of the same vision. The prophets received the word from God that they might…
The prophet shall be strengthened to perform his hard task
Having taken in the "words" of the Lord (Eze 3:3) there opens up before the prophet a general view of the mission he is sent upon. It is an…
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