- a stiffnecked:
- "Furthermore the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ me, saying,ª° I have seenª°¹ this¹ people,ª and, behold,¹ it¹ [is] a stiffneckedªª people:ª" {Deu 9:13} + "Circumciseª° therefore¹ the foreskinª of your heart,ª and be no¹ more¹ stiffnecked.ªª°" {Deu 10:16} + "For¹ I¹ knowª°¹ thy rebellion,ª and thy stiffª neck:ª behold,¹ while I am yet¹ aliveª with¹ you this day,ª ye have been¹ rebelliousª° against¹ the LORD;ª and how¹ much more¹ afterª my death?ª" {Deu 31:27} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª I have seenª°¹ this¹ people,ª and, behold,¹ it¹ [is] a stiffneckedªª people:ª" {Exd 32:9} + "Unto¹ a landª flowingª° with milkª and honey:ª for¹ I will not¹ go upª° in the midstª of thee; for¹ thou¹ [art] a stiffneckedªª people:ª lest¹ I consumeª° thee in the way.ª" {Exd 33:3} + "And he said,ª° If¹ now¹ I have foundª° graceª in thy sight,ª O Lord,ª let my Lord,ª I pray thee,¹ go²°¹ amongª us; for¹ it¹ [is] a stiffneckedªª people;ª and pardonª° our iniquityª and our sin,ª and take us for thine inheritance.ª°" {Exd 34:9} + "Now¹ be ye not stiffnecked,ªª°¹ as your fathersª [were, but] yieldª°¹ yourselves² unto the LORD,ª and enterª° into his sanctuary,ª which¹ he hath sanctifiedª° for ever:ª and serveª°¹ the LORDª your God,ª that the fiercenessª of his wrathª may turn awayª° from¹ you." {2Ch 30:8} + "And he also¹ rebelledª° against kingª Nebuchadnezzar,ª who¹ had made him swearª° by God:ª but he stiffenedª°¹ his neck,ª and hardenedª°¹ his heartª from turningª°¹ unto¹ the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 36:13} + "And might not¹ be¹ as their fathers,ª a stubbornª° and rebelliousª° generation;ª a generationª [that] set²° not their heart² aright,ª°¹¹ and whose spiritª was not¹ stedfastª° with¹ God.ª" {Psa 78:8} + "I have declaredª° the former thingsª from the beginning;ª¹ and they went forthª° out of my mouth,ª¹ and I shewedª° them; I didª° [them] suddenly,ª and they came to pass.ª° ... Because I knew²¹¹ that¹ thou¹ [art] obstinate,ª and thy neckª [is] an ironª sinew,ª and thy browª brass;ª" {Isa 48:3-4} + "For [they are] impudentªª childrenª and stiffhearted.ªª I¹ do sendª° thee unto¹ them; and thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 2:4} + "But they refusedª° to hearken,ª° and pulled¹ awayª²°° the shoulder,ª and stoppedª° their ears,ª that they should not hear.ª°¹ ... Yea, they madeª° their heartsª [as] an adamant stone,ª lest they should hearª°¹ the¹ law,ª and the wordsª which¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath sentª° in his spiritª byª the formerª prophets:ª therefore came¹ a greatª wrathª from¹¹ the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 7:11-12} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª" {Act 7:51} + "Moreoverª the lawª entered,ª° thatª the¹ offenceª might abound.ª° Butª whereª sinª abounded,ª° graceª did much more abound:ª° ... Thatª asª sinª hath reignedª° untoª death,ª evenª soª might²° graceª reignª° throughª righteousnessª untoª eternalª lifeª byª Jesusª Christª ourª Lord.ª" {Rom 5:20-21}
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