"His heartis as hardas a stone,Even as hardas a lowermillstone.
"The foldsof his fleshare joinedtogether,Firmon him and immovable.
"Whenhe raiseshimself up, the mightyfear;Becauseof the crashingthey are bewildered.
"BecauseI knowthat you are obstinate,And your neckis an ironsinewAnd your foreheadbronze,
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
"They madetheir hearts[like] flintsothat they could not hearthe lawand the wordswhichthe LORDof hostshad sentby His Spiritthroughthe formerprophets;therefore greatwrathcamefrom the LORDof hosts.
