⁶ “But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words,^(A) though briers and thorns are beside you and you live among scorpions.^(B) Don’t be afraid of their words or be discouraged by the look on their faces, for they are a rebellious house.

⁸ Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.^(A)

⁹ I have made your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them or discouraged by the look on their faces, even though they are a rebellious house.”