God continues to speak to Ezekiel. ## Their children ## 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. ## stubborn faces and hard hearts ## 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]]) ## they have stubborn faces ## "the expression on their faces shows that they are stubborn" or "they are stubborn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) ## stubborn ## "unwilling to change" ## hard hearts ## 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]]) ## They are a rebellious house ## "They are a people who disobey God"