However, they did not listen,but stiffenedtheir necklike their fathers,whodid not believein the LORDtheir God.
Yet He sentprophetsto them to bringthem backto the LORD;though they testifiedagainst them, they would not listen.
He alsorebelledagainst KingNebuchadnezzarwhohad made him swear[allegiance] by God.But he stiffenedhis neckand hardenedhis heartagainstturningto the LORDGodof Israel.
And admonishedthem in order to turnthem backto Your law.Yet they actedarrogantlyand did not listento Your commandmentsbut sinnedagainst Your ordinances,By whichif a manobservesthem he shall live.And they turneda stubbornshoulderand stiffenedtheir neck,and would not listen.
Then they despisedthe pleasantland;They did not believein His word,
Becausethey did not believein GodAnd did not trustin His salvation.
In spite of allthisthey stillsinnedAnd did not believein His wonderfulworks.
And not be like their fathers,A stubbornand rebelliousgeneration,A generationthat did not prepareits heartAnd whose spiritwas not faithfulto God.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Howlongdo you refuseto keepMy commandmentsand My instructions?
The LORDsaidto Moses,"I have seenthispeople,and behold,they are an obstinatepeople.
"[Go up] to a landflowingwith milkand honey;for I will not goup in your midst,becauseyou are an obstinatepeople,and I mightdestroyyou on the way."
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
"BecauseI knowthat you are obstinate,And your neckis an ironsinewAnd your foreheadbronze,
"I thought,'Aftershe has doneallthesethingsshe will returnto Me'; but she did not return,and her treacheroussisterJudahsawit.
"At the endof sevenyearseachof you shall setfreehis Hebrewbrotherwhohas been soldto you and has servedyou sixyears,you shall sendhim out freefrom you; but your forefathersdid not obeyMe or inclinetheir earto Me.
"Yet they did not listento Me or inclinetheir ear,but stiffenedtheir neck;they did moreevilthantheir fathers.
"Sonof man,you livein the midstof the rebellioushouse,whohave eyesto seebut do not see,earsto hearbut do not hear;for they are a rebellioushouse.
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,I am sendingyou to the sonsof Israel,to a rebelliouspeoplewhohave rebelledagainst Me; they and their fathershave transgressedagainst Me to thisveryday.
"Yet ifyou have warnedthe wickedand he does not turnfrom his wickednessor from his wickedway,he shall diein his iniquity;but you have deliveredyourself.
"But whenhis heartwas liftedup and his spiritbecameso proudthat he behavedarrogantly,he was deposedfrom his royalthroneand [his] glorywas takenawayfrom him.
The more they calledthem, The morethey wentfrom them; They kept sacrificingto the BaalsAnd burningincenseto idols.
"You men who are stiff-neckedand uncircumcisedin heartand earsare alwaysresistingthe HolySpirit;you are doing justas your fathersdid.
"But for all this,you did not trustthe LORDyour God,
"For I knowyour rebellionand your stubbornness;behold,while I am stillalivewith you today,you have beenrebelliousagainstthe LORD;howmuchmore,then, aftermy death?
"The LORDspokefurther to me, saying,'I have seenthispeople,and indeed,it is a stubbornpeople.
Take care,brethren,that there not be in any oneof you an evil,unbelievingheartthat falls awayfrom the livingGod.
