Isaiah 48:4
Because I knewe, that thou art obstinate, and thy necke is an yron sinew, and thy brow brasse,
Geneva Bible 1599
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 9:7Then Pharaoh sent, and beholde, there was not one of the cattell of the Israelites dead: and the heart of Pharaoh was obstinate, and hee did not let the people goe.
Exodus 33:3To a lande, I say, that floweth with milke and hony: for I will not goe vp with thee, because thou art a stiffe necked people, least I consume thee in the way.
Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and harden your neckes no more.
2 Kings 17:14Neuerthelesse they would not obey, but hardened their neckes, like to the neckes of their fathers, that did not beleeue in the Lord their God.
2 Chronicles 36:13But he rebelled moreouer against Nebuchadnezzar, which had caused him to sweare by God: and he hardened his necke and made his heart obstinate that he might not returne to the Lord God of Israel.
Nehemiah 9:28But when they had rest, they returned to doe euill before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hande of their enemies, so that they had the dominion ouer them, yet when they conuerted and cryed vnto thee, thou heardest them from heauen, and deliueredst them according to thy great mercies many times,
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 →