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Nehemiah 9:16

PrideObedienceSin

14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

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BSB
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
KJV
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
WEB
“But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,
ASV
But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
DARBY
But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
BLB
And they and our fathers seethed and hardened their necks, and they did not listen to Your commandments.
ÅB
Men de, våre fedre, var overmodige og hårdnakkede og hørte ikke på dine bud.
OTB
Men de, våre forfedre, handlet hovmodig og ble stivnakket, og de adlød ikke dine bud.
B1930
Men de, våre fedre, var overmodige og hårdnakkede og hørte ikke på dine bud.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 9:29

    And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

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  • Psalms 81:11–14

    But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

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  • Hebrews 3:15

    While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:27

    For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

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  • Nehemiah 9:10

    And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

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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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  • Deuteronomy 9:13

    Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

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  • 2 Kings 17:14

    Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

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