⁷ But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me; for all the house of Israel are obstinate^[a] and hard-hearted. ⁸ Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads. ⁹ I have made your forehead as a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”