Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces. His name, "Ezekiel," means one 'strengthened by God.' Such he was in godly firmness, in spite of his people's opposition, according to the divine command to the priest tribe to which he belonged (Deuteronomy 33:9).