⁷ But the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me. Yes, all the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel are ·stubborn [hardheaded] and ·will not obey [hardhearted]. ⁸ ·See [^TBehold], I now make ·you as stubborn [^Lyour face as strong as their face] and ·as hard as they are [^Lyour forehead as strong as their forehead]. ⁹ I am making ·you [^Lyour forehead] as hard as ·a diamond [or flint; or the hardest stone], harder than ·stone [or flint]. Don’t be afraid of them or be ·frightened [terrified; dismayed] by them, though they are a ·people who turn against me [^Lrebellious house].”