- obstinate:
- Heb. hard, "O LORD,ª [are] not¹ thine eyesª upon the truth?ª thou hast strickenª° them, but they have not¹ grieved;ª° thou hast consumedª° them, [but] they have refusedª° to receiveª° correction:ª they have made their facesª harderª° than a rock;ª¹ they have refusedª° to return.ª°" {Jer 5:3} + "And he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª go,²°¹ getª° thee unto¹ the houseª of Israel,ª and speakª° with my wordsª unto¹ them. ... But the houseª of Israelª willª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ thee; for¹ they willª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me: for¹ all¹ the houseª of Israelª [are] impudentªª and hardhearted.ªª" {Ezk 3:4-7} + "But when¹ his heartª was lifted up,ª° and his mindª hardenedª° in pride,ª° he was deposedª° fromª his kinglyª throne,ª and they tookª° his gloryª from¹ him:²" {Dan 5:20} + "Butª afterª thyª hardnessª andª impenitentª heartª treasurest upª° unto thyselfª wrathª againstª the dayª of wrathª andª revelationª of the righteous judgmentª of God;ª" {Rom 2:5} + "Butª exhortª° one anotherª daily,ªªª whileª² it¹ is calledª° To day;ª lestª anyª ofª youª be hardenedª° through the deceitfulnessª of sin.ª" {Hbr 3:13}, and they, "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} + "For the LORDª had saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª Sayª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Ye¹ [are] a stiffneckedªª people:ª I will come upª° into the midstª of thee in aª moment,ª and consumeª° thee: therefore now¹ put offª° thy ornamentsª from¹¹ thee, that I may knowª° what¹ to doª° unto thee." {Exd 33:5} + "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} + "Notwithstanding they would not¹ hear,ª° but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª like to the neckª of their fathers,ª that¹ did not¹ believeª° in the LORDª their God.ª" {2Kg 17:14} + "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} + "But they¹ and our fathersª dealt proudly,ª° and hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª and hearkenedª° not¹ to¹ thy commandments,ª ... And refusedª° to obey,ª° neither¹ were mindfulª° of thy wondersª° that¹ thou didstª° among¹ them; but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª and in their rebellionª appointedª° a captainª to returnª° to their bondage:ª but thou¹ [art] a Godª ready to pardon,ª graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and forsookestª° them not.¹" {Neh 9:16-17} + "But after they had rest,ª° they didª° evilª againª° beforeª thee: therefore leftestª° thou them in the handª of their enemies,ª° so that they had the dominionª° over them: yet when they returned,ª° and criedª° unto thee, thou¹ heardestª° [them] from heaven;ª¹ and manyª timesª didst thou deliverª° them according to thy mercies;ª" {Neh 9:28} + "Lift not upª°¹ your hornª on high:ª speakª° [not with] a stiffª neck.ª" {Psa 75:5} + "He,ª that being often reprovedª hardenethª° [his] neck,ª shall suddenlyª be destroyed,ª° and that without¹ remedy.ª" {Prv 29:1} + "Yet they hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ me, nor¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear,ª but hardenedª°¹ their neck:ª they did worseª° than their fathers.ª¹" {Jer 7:26} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will bringª° upon¹ this¹ cityª and upon¹ all¹ her townsª¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ I have pronouncedª° against¹ it, because¹ they have hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª that they might not¹ hearª°¹ my words.ª" {Jer 19:15} + "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 7:12} + "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}
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