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God continues to speak to Ezekiel.
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## Their children ##
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The word "their" refers to the past generations of Israel who had rebelled against God. The word "children" refers to current generation of people living in Israel.
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## stubborn faces and hard hearts ##
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These two descriptions are both used to describe the people of Israel not wanting to change how they live in order to obey God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## they have stubborn faces ##
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"the expression on their faces shows that they are stubborn" or "they are stubborn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## stubborn ##
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"unwilling to change"
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## hard hearts ##
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This phrase suggests the people's resistance to God and their unwillingness to obey him. The heart is used to describe the place in the body where a person decides what they want to do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## They are a rebellious house ##
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"They are a people who disobey God" |