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The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I do sent you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.
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A Brazen Rebellion
Commentators explain that Israel's rebellion was not just a private matter of the heart but was openly displayed. The term "impudent" literally means "hard of face." John Calvin describes them as "brazen-fronted," showing their defiance against God openly, like "furious bulls." This highlights the extreme difficulty of Ezekiel's mission.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Nation - literally, as in the margin - the word which usually distinguishes the pagan from God's people. Here it expresses that Israel is ca…
19th Century
Anglican
Impudent children. —Literally, as in margin, hard of face. The epithet is repeated in Ezekiel 3:7, and it is with referen…
16th Century
Protestant
God proceeds in the same discourse, but expresses in other words the great rebellion of the people, for they were not only obstinate and unbending …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For [they are] impudent children "Hard of face" F23 ; as is commonly said of impudent persons, that they …
So that Ezekiel would not be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is reminded that he is still a son of man, a weak, mortal creature…
