⁷ yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are ^(A)not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is ^[a]stubborn and obstinate. ⁸ Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. ⁹ Like ^[b]emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.”