Ezekiel 3:7 (LSB)

Passage

yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is stubborn with a strong forehead and stiff heart.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:5 For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible lips or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 3:6 nor to many peoples of unintelligible lips or a difficult tongue, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to them who should listen to you;

Ezekiel 3:7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is stubborn with a strong forehead and stiff heart.

Ezekiel 3:8 Behold, I have made your face as strong as their faces and your forehead as strong as their foreheads.

Ezekiel 3:9 Like diamond stronger than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "israel", "willing", "listen", "since", and "surely". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "nor to many peoples of unintelligible lips..." into verse 8's "Behold I have made your face as...", so "house" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "house" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.