^{4 Ref} And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

^{5 Ref} For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;

^{6 Ref} Not to a number of peoples whose talk is strange and whose language is hard and whose words are not clear to you. Truly, if I sent you to them they would give ear to you.

^{7 Ref} But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.

^{8 Ref} See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.