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

因为我素来知道你是顽梗的，你的颈项是铁的；你的额是铜的。

因为我知道你是顽梗的；你的颈项是铁的，你的额头是铜的。

因为我知道你是顽梗的；你的颈项是铁的，你的额头是铜的。

我知道你顽梗，有铁一般的颈项，铜一般的额头。

因为我知道你是顽固的，你的颈项是铁的，你的额是铜的，

我知道你是顽梗的，你的颈项是铁的，你的额头是铜的，

因為我素來知道你是頑梗的－你的頸項是鐵的；你的額是銅的。

因為我知道你是頑梗的；你的頸項是鐵的，你的額頭是銅的。

因為我知道你是頑梗的；你的頸項是鐵的，你的額頭是銅的。

我知道你頑梗，有鐵一般的頸項，銅一般的額頭。

因為我知道你是頑固的，你的頸項是鐵的，你的額是銅的，

因為我知道你剛愎，你脖子是鐵的肌肉，你的額是銅的，

我知道你是頑梗的，你的頸項是鐵的，你的額頭是銅的，

我素知爾剛愎、爾項乃鐵、爾額乃銅、

我知爾剛愎性成、鐵項銅額、

我知爾乃頑梗、鐵項銅額、

For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.

I knew how stubborn you were. Your neck muscles were as unbending as iron. Your forehead was as hard as bronze.

Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,

For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.

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

Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron tendon And your forehead bronze,

Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze,

Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Because I knew that thou[ art] obstinate, and thy neck[ is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze;

“ You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.

The Lord also said to Moses:“ I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

One who becomes stiff-necked, after many reprimands will be shattered instantly— beyond recovery.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the law or the words that the Lord of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of Hosts.

Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak arrogantly.’”

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

“ This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:‘ I am about to bring on this city— and on all its dependent villages— all the disaster that I spoke against it, for they have become obstinate, not obeying My words.’”

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!

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate and hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.

But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.

Listen to me, you hardhearted, far removed from justice:

For the Lord said to Moses:“ Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”

Therefore, circumcise your hearts and don’t be stiff-necked any longer.

But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

Don’t become obstinate now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to Yahweh, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that He may turn His burning anger away from you,

Lord, don’t Your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.

This is why the showers haven’t come— why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.

But our ancestors acted arrogantly; they became stiff-necked and did not listen to Your commands.They refused to listen and did not remember Your wonders You performed among them. They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in faithful love, and You did not abandon them.

Then they would not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not loyal and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Then He said to me:“ Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language but to the house of Israel.You are not being sent to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. No doubt, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.I have made your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them or discouraged by the look on their faces, even though they are a rebellious house.”

However, they wouldn’t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.

But as soon as they had relief, they again did what was evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the power of their enemies, who dominated them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven and rescued them many times in Your compassion.