He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 24:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord; they testified against them, but they would not listen. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet [God] sent prophets to them to bring them again to the Lord; these testified against them, but they would not listen. American Standard Version (1901) Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. Common English Bible and though God sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD and to warn them, they refused to listen. Catholic Public Domain Version And he sent prophets to them, so that they might return to the Lord. And though they were offering testimony, they were not willing to listen to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord, and they would not give ear when they testified against them. |
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
“Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against you and cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you, and they committed great blasphemies.
Many years you were patient with them and warned them by your spirit through your prophets, yet they would not listen. Therefore you handed them over to the peoples of the lands.
Who among you will give heed to this; who will attend and listen for the time to come?
Listen to me, my people, and give heed to me, my nation, for a teaching will go out from me and my justice for a light to the peoples.
Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah to this day, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened.
Yet you did not listen to me, says the Lord, and so you have provoked me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm.
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,
and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently—though you have not heeded—
Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or heed me, says the Lord.
He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”