Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.
Deuteronomy 9:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord also said to me, “I have seen this people, and indeed, they are a stiff-necked people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Furthermore the Lord said to me, I have seen this people, and behold, they are stubborn and hard. American Standard Version (1901) Furthermore Jehovah spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Common English Bible The LORD said more to me: “I have seen this people. Look! What a stubborn people they are! Catholic Public Domain Version And again, the Lord said to me: 'I discern that this people is stiff-necked. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And again the Lord said to me: I see that this people is stiffnecked. |
Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.
I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to me. If not, I will find out.’
But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.
Your adulteries and your lustful neighing, your depraved prostitution on the hills, in the fields – I have seen your abhorrent acts. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You are unclean – for how long yet?
Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it. This is the Lord’s declaration.
I have seen something horrible in the house of Israel: Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; Israel is defiled.
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
Therefore, circumcise your hearts and don’t be stiff-necked any longer.
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!
Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.