Isaiah 48:4
For I knew that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is as an iron sinew, and thy forehead as brass.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 9:7And Pharao sent to see: and there was not any thing dead of that which Israel possessed. And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Exodus 33:3That thou mayst enter into the land that floweth with milk and honey. For I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I destroy thee in the way.
Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and stiffen your neck no more.
2 Kings 17:14And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord their God.
2 Chronicles 36:13Re also revolted from king Nabuchodonosor, who had made him swear by God: and he hardened his neck and his heart, from returning to the Lord the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 9:28But after they had rest, they returned to do evil in thy sight : and thou leftest them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them. Then they returned, and cried to thee: and thou heardest from heaven, and deliveredst them many times in thy mercies.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:2-9
God's Expostulation with His People. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord , and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 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 showed… Read the whole commentary →