- because:
- "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} + "But they obeyedª° not,¹ neither¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear,ª but made¹ their neckª stiff,ª° that they might not¹ hear,ª° nor¹ receiveª° instruction.ª" {Jer 17:23} + "I have sentª° also unto¹ you¹ all¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª rising up earlyª° and sendingª° [them], saying,ª° Returnª° ye now¹ every manª from his evilª way,ª¹ and amendª° your doings,ª and go²°¹ not¹ afterª otherª godsª to serveª° them, and ye shall dwell¹ in²°¹ the landª which¹ I have givenª° to you and to your fathers:ª but ye have not¹ inclinedª°¹ your ear,ª nor¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me. ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will bringª° upon¹ Judahª and upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ I have pronouncedª° against¹ them: because¹ I have spokenª° unto¹ them, but they have not¹ heard;ª° and I have calledª° unto them, but they have not¹ answered.ª°" {Jer 35:15-17} + "But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª ... Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª" {2Ch 36:16-17} + "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 9:17} + "And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª°" {Neh 9:29} + "But they refusedª° to hearken,ª° and pulled¹ awayª²°° the shoulder,ª and stoppedª° their ears,ª that they should not hear.ª°¹ ... But I scattered them with a whirlwindª° among¹ all¹ the nationsª whom¹ they knewª° not.¹ Thus the landª was desolateª° afterª them, that no man passed throughª°¹ nor returned:ª°¹ for they laidª° the pleasantª landª desolate.ª" {Zch 7:11-14} + "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 ... Whichª of the¹ prophetsª have²° notª yourª fathersª persecuted?ª° andª they have slainª° them which² shewed beforeª° ofª the¹ comingª of the¹ Just One;ª of whomª yeª have beenª° nowª the betrayersª andª murderers:ª" {Act 7:51-52}
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