Isaiah 48:4

I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

3and they have proceeded out of my mouth, and it became well known; I wrought suddenly, and the events came to pass.

5And I told thee of old what should be before it came upon thee; I made it known to thee, lest thou shouldest say, My idols have done it for me; and shouldest say, My graven and molten images have commanded me.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:7And when Pharaoh saw, that of all the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one, the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

Exodus 33:3And I will bring thee into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiff-necked people, lest I consume thee by the way.

Deuteronomy 10:16Therefore ye shall circumcise the hardness of your heart, and ye shall not harden your neck.

2 Kings 17:14But they hearkened not, and made their neck harder than the neck of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 36:13in that he rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, which he adjured him by God not to do: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart, so as not to return to the Lord God of Israel.

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 →

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