John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 3:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead, &c.] Or, “than a rock”f62; the “adamant” has its name in Greek, because it cannot be conquered or subdued, neither by the hammer, nor by fire; the one cannot break, nor this other consume it; land it is called “shamir” in Hebrew, from its preserving itself from both; it will cut iron in pieces, which is harder than stone, and therefore must be harder than that. Bochart takes it to be the same with “smiris”, a hard stone, which jewellers use to polish their gems with; (see <241701>Jeremiah 17:1 <380712>Zechariah 7:12). The design of the simile is to set forth the courage and fortitude of mind the prophet was endowed with, in order to face an impudent and hardhearted people; fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house; (see Gill on “<260206>Ezekiel 2:6”).

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