Isaiah 48:4

Because I knew that—Obstinate, thou wast,—And, a sinew of iron, was thy neck, And thy brow, brazen,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3Things in advance, of old, I declared, Yea out of mine own mouth, came they forth, that I might let them be known,—Suddenly, I wrought and they came to pass.

5therefore told I thee—in time past, Ere yet it came, I let thee hear,—Lest thou shouldest say Mine idol wrought them, Yea, my carved image and my molten image, commanded them!

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Cross References

Exodus 9:7And Pharaoh sent, and lo! there had not died of the cattle of Israel, so much as one. But Pharaoh’s heart became dull, and he did not let the people go.

Exodus 33:3into a land flowing with milk and honey,—for I will not go up in thy midst in that a stiff-necked people, thou art, lest I consume thee in the way.

Deuteronomy 10:16Therefore must ye circumcise the foreskin of your hearts,—and your necks, must ye stiffen no more.

2 Kings 17:14Howbeit they hearkened not,—but stiffened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who trusted not in Yahweh their God;

2 Chronicles 36:13Moreover also—against King Nebuchadnezzar, he rebelled, who had made him swear by God,-and he stiffened his neck, and emboldened his heart, from turning unto Yahweh, God of Israel.

Nehemiah 9:28But, as soon as they had rest, they again wrought wickedness before thee,—and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, who bare rule over them, yet, when they again made outcry unto thee, thou, from the heavens, didst hear and didst deliver them according to thy compassions, 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 →

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