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Israel Carried Captive to Assyria

2 Kings 17:14

In 11 translations

BSB
But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.
KJV
Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
WEB
Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck like the neck of their fathers who didn’t believe in Yahweh their God.
ASV
Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.
LSV
and they have not listened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remain steadfast in their God YHWH,
YLT
and they have not hearkened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remain stedfast in Jehovah their God,
DBY
But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.Elohim
DRC
And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord their God.
GNV
Neuerthelesse they would not obey, but hardened their neckes, like to the neckes of their fathers, that did not beleeue in the Lord their God.
JPS
notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in the LORD their God;
LXXE
But they hearkened not, and made their neck harder than the neck of their fathers.Gr. back. Heb. back part of the neck.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־עָרְפָּם֙ כְּעֹ֣רֶף אֲבוֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א הֶאֱמִ֔ינוּ בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν, καὶ ἐσκλήρυναν τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τὸν νώτον τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν.

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  • Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
  • Deuteronomy 31:27For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
  • Romans 2:4–5Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against…
  • Psalms 78:32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
  • Exodus 32:9The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
  • Psalms 106:24They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Psalms 78:22because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
  • Isaiah 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
  • Hebrews 3:7–8Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
  • Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
  • Jeremiah 7:26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
  • Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
  • Deuteronomy 1:32But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

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