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2 Kings 17:14

New American Bible - revised edition

But they did not listen. They grew as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who had not believed in the Lord, their God.

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Although prophets were sent to them to turn them back to the Lord and to warn them, the people would not listen.

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart rather than return to the Lord, the God of Israel.

You bore witness against them, to bring them back to your law. But they were insolent and would not obey your commandments; They sinned against your ordinances, which give life to those who keep them. They turned stubborn backs, stiffened their necks, and would not obey.

Next they despised the beautiful land; they did not believe the promise.

For they did not believe in God, did not trust in his saving power.

In spite of all this they went on sinning, they did not believe in his wonders.

They were not to be like their ancestors, a rebellious and defiant generation, A generation whose heart was not constant, and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Then the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my instructions?

I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are, continued the Lord to Moses.

to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I myself will not go up in your company, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise I might consume you on the way.

Those stiff-necked in the face of reproof in an instant will be shattered beyond cure.

Because I know that you are stubborn and that your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead bronze,

And I thought: After she has done all this, she will return to me. But she did not return. Then, even though that traitor her sister Judah, saw

Every seventh year each of you must set free all Hebrews who have sold themselves to you; six years they shall serve you, but then you shall let them go free. Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or obey me.

Yet they have not listened to me nor have they paid attention; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their ancestors.

Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house; they have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear. They are such a rebellious house!

say to me: Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.

If, however, you warn the wicked and they still do not turn from their wickedness and evil conduct, they shall die for their sin, but you shall save your life.

But when his heart became proud and his spirit hardened by insolence, he was put down from his royal throne and deprived of his glory;

The more I called them, the farther they went from me, Sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to idols.

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors.

Despite this, you would not trust the Lord, your God,

For I already know how rebellious and stiff-necked you will be. Why, even now, while I am alive among you, you have been rebels against the Lord! How much more, then, after I am dead!

I have seen now how stiff-necked this people is, the Lord said to me.

Take care, brothers, that none of you may have an evil and unfaithful heart, so as to forsake the living God.




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