Isaiah 48:4

Because I knew that you are obstinate, 2 and your neck is an iron sinew, 2 and your brow bronze; 1

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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

3I have declared the former things from of old; 2 yes, they went out of my mouth, and I sh'ma ·heard obeyed, declared· them. 2 I did them suddenly, and they happened. 1

5therefore I have declared it to you from of old; 2 before it came to pass I sh'ma ·heard obeyed, declared· it to you; 2 lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, and my engraved image, and my molten image, has enjoined them.’ 1

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Cross References

Exodus 9:7Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn’t let the people go.

Exodus 33:3to a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, + 33:3. Quoted in Acts 7:51 lest I consume you on the way.”

Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. + 10:16. Quoted in Acts 7:51

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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