Nehemiah 9:16

But, they and our fathers, dealt proudly,—and hardened their neck, and hearkened not unto thy commandments;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

In Context

15And, bread out of the heavens, didst thou give them, for their hunger, and, waters out of the cliff, didst thou bring them, for their thirst,—and badest them go in to take possession of the land, which thou hadst lifted thy hand to give them.

17but refused to hearken, neither kept in mind thy wonders which thou hadst done with them, but they hardened their neck, and appointed a head that they might return to their servitude, in their perverseness. But, thou, art a God of forgivenesses, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness, and didst not forsake them.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:26And he said: If thou, wilt indeed hearken, to the voice of Yahweh thy God, And the thing that is right in his eyes, thou wilt do, And so give ear to his commandments, And keep all his statutes, None of the sicknesses which I laid on the Egyptians, will I lay upon thee, For, I, am Yahweh, thy physician.

Deuteronomy 1:26Nevertheless ye were not willing to go up,—but rebelled against the bidding of Yahweh, your God;

Deuteronomy 9:6So then, thou must consider that, not for thine own righteousness, is Yahweh thy God giving unto thee this good land to possess it,—for a stiff-necked people, thou art.

Deuteronomy 9:23Also when Yahweh sent you out of Kadesh-barnea saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given unto you then quarreled ye with the bidding of Yahweh your God, and trusted him not, neither hearkened unto his voice.

Deuteronomy 31:27For, I, know thy perverseness, and thy stiff neck,—lo! while I am yet alive with you to-day, ye are, quarrelling, with Yahweh, and how much more after my death?

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

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:5-38

The Prayer of the Levites. ( b. c. 444.) 4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made… Read the whole commentary →

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