Isaiah 48:4

God's Word

I know that you are stubborn. Like iron, you are hardheaded. Like bronze, nothing gets through your thick skull.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:14

But they refused to listen. They became as impossible to deal with as their ancestors who refused to trust the Lord their God.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the Lord. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you.

2 Chronicles 36:13

Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had made Zedekiah swear an oath of allegiance to him in God’s name. But Zedekiah became so stubborn and so impossible to deal with that he refused to turn back to the Lord God of Israel.

Nehemiah 9:28

As soon as they felt some relief, they were again doing what you considered evil. You abandoned them to their enemies, who conquered them. They cried to you again, and you heard them from heaven. You rescued them many times because of your compassion.

Psalm 75:5

Don’t raise your weapons so proudly or speak so defiantly.”

Psalm 78:8

Then they will not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Their hearts were not loyal. Their spirits were not faithful to God.

Exodus 32:9

The Lord added, “I’ve seen these people, and they are impossible to deal with.

Exodus 33:3

Go to that land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not be with you, because you are impossible to deal with, and I would destroy you on the way.”

Exodus 33:5

The Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are impossible to deal with. If I were with you, I might destroy you at any time. Now take off your jewelry, and I’ll decide what to do with you.’ ”

Exodus 9:7

Pharaoh found out that not one of the Israelites’ animals had died. Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not let the people go.

Proverbs 29:1

A person who will not bend after many warnings will suddenly be broken beyond repair.

Isaiah 30:9

These people are rebellious and deceitful children, children who refuse to listen to the Lord’s teachings.

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to me, you stubborn people who are far from being righteous.

Jeremiah 19:15

“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I’m going to bring on this city and on all its towns the disasters that I threatened. They’ve become impossible to deal with, and they refuse to obey me.”

Jeremiah 3:3

So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, your eyes look for the truth. You strike these people, but they don’t feel it. You crush them, but they refuse to be corrected. They are more stubborn than rocks. They refuse to turn back.

Jeremiah 7:26

But you didn’t obey me or pay attention to me. You became impossible to deal with, and you were worse than your ancestors.

Ezekiel 2:4

I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says.’

Daniel 5:20

But when he became so arrogant and conceited that he became overconfident, he was removed from the royal throne. His honor was taken away from him.

Acts 7:51

“How stubborn can you be? How can you be so heartless and disobedient? You’re just like your ancestors. They always opposed the Holy Spirit, and so do you!

Romans 2:5

Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.

Deuteronomy 10:16

So circumcise your uncircumcised hearts, and don’t be impossible to deal with any longer.

Deuteronomy 31:27

I know how rebellious you are. You are impossible to deal with. While I am alive and still with you, you are rebelling against the Lord. How much more rebellious will you be after I die?

Hebrews 3:13

Encourage each other every day while you have the opportunity. If you do this, none of you will be deceived by sin and become stubborn.