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Isaiah 48:4

Pride

2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
KJV
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
WEB
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze;
ASV
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
DARBY
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
BLB
From my knowing that you [are] obstinate, and your neck [is] an iron sinew, and your forehead bronze,
ÅB
Fordi jeg visste at du er hård, og din nakke en jernsene, og din panne av kobber,
OTB
Fordi Jeg visste hvor sta du er, din nakke er en jernsene og din panne bronse,
B1930
Fordi jeg visste at du er hård, og din nakke en jernsene, og din panne av kobber,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 7:51

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

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  • Exodus 32:9

    And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

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  • Zechariah 7:11–12

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

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  • Proverbs 29:1

    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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  • Ezekiel 3:4–9

    And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

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  • Jeremiah 19:15

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

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