4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
5 For you are not sent to a people of unintelligible speech and difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel,
6 nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult tongue, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.
7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel has a hard forehead and a stubborn heart.
8 Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
9 I will make your forehead like adamant, harder than flint. Do not fear them. Do not be dismayed by their faces, for they are a rebellious house.”
10 Furthermore, He said to me: “Son of man, receive in your heart and hear with your ears all My words that I will speak to you.