Ezekiel 3:7
3:7 But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, 1 because they are not willing to listen to me, 2 for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. 3
Ezekiel 12:2
12:2 “Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. 4 They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, 5 because they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 18:29
18:29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
1 sn Moses (Exod 3:19) and Isaiah (Isa 6:9-10) were also told that their messages would not be received.
2 sn A similar description of Israel’s disobedience is given in 1 Sam 8:7.
3 tn Heb “hard of forehead and stiff of heart.”
4 sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).
5 sn This verse is very similar to Isa 6:9-10.