the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Zechariah 7:11
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But they refused to listen and refused to do what he wanted. They closed their ears so that they could not hear what God said.
"But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and plugged their ears from hearing.
"But they refused to pay attention; they were stubborn and did not want to listen anymore.
But they refused to listen, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
"But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
And thei wolden not `take heede, and thei turneden awei the schuldre, and yeden awei, and `maden heuy her eeris, lest thei herden.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
But everyone who heard those prophets, stubbornly refused to obey. Instead, they turned their backs on everything my Spirit had commanded the earlier prophets to preach. So I, the Lord , became angry
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;
But they wouldn't listen, they stubbornly turned their shoulder away and stopped up their ears, so that they wouldn't have to hear it.
But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare.
"Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.
But they would not listen. They turned away and stopped their ears from hearing.
But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare.
But they refused to hearken, they rebelled and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder, - and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear;
But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.
But they refused to hearken, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
Neuerthelesse, they would not take heede, but turned their backes, & stopped their eares that they should not heare:
But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.
"But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.
But they refused to listen, and gave a stubborn shoulder, and they made their ears heavy from hearing.
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
Neuertheles they wolde not take hede, but turned their backes, and stopped their eares, that they shulde not heare.
"But did your ancestors listen? No, they set their jaws in defiance. They shut their ears. They steeled themselves against God 's revelation and the Spirit-filled sermons preached by the earlier prophets by order of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. And God became angry, really angry, because he told them everything plainly and they wouldn't listen to a word he said. "So [this is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies said] if they won't listen to me, I won't listen to them. I scattered them to the four winds. They ended up strangers wherever they were. Their ‘promised land' became a vacant lot—weeds and tin cans and thistles. Not a sign of life. They turned a dreamland into a wasteland."
"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.
But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear.
"But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
But they refused to give heed and turned a stubborn shoulder and dulled their ears from hearing.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they refused: Zechariah 1:4, Exodus 10:3, 2 Kings 17:13-15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:26, Nehemiah 9:29, Proverbs 1:24-32, Isaiah 1:19, Isaiah 1:20, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:17, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 13:10, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 26:6, Jeremiah 35:15, Jeremiah 36:31, Jeremiah 44:16, Ezekiel 3:7, Hosea 4:16, Daniel 9:5, Zephaniah 3:2, Acts 7:51, Hebrews 12:25
pulled away the shoulder: Heb. gave a backsliding shoulder, Nehemiah 9:29, Jeremiah 8:5, Hosea 4:16, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39
stopped: Heb. made heavy, Psalms 58:4, Psalms 58:5, Isaiah 6:10, Acts 7:57
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:13 - General Exodus 8:15 - he hardened Exodus 32:9 - a stiffnecked Leviticus 26:15 - despise Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked 2 Chronicles 24:20 - transgress Psalms 81:11 - people Proverbs 5:12 - How Proverbs 21:13 - stoppeth Proverbs 28:9 - turneth Proverbs 29:1 - shall Isaiah 28:12 - yet Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 46:12 - ye stouthearted Isaiah 48:4 - I knew Isaiah 65:12 - because Jeremiah 2:19 - and thy Jeremiah 3:3 - thou refusedst Jeremiah 5:3 - they have made Jeremiah 11:8 - obeyed Jeremiah 15:6 - thou art Jeremiah 17:23 - they obeyed Jeremiah 17:27 - ye will Jeremiah 19:15 - because Jeremiah 25:4 - ye Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Jeremiah 32:33 - turned Jeremiah 34:14 - but Jeremiah 42:21 - but Jeremiah 44:5 - they Ezekiel 5:6 - for they Ezekiel 14:5 - I may Hosea 9:17 - because Hosea 11:2 - they called Amos 4:1 - which oppress Amos 6:12 - horses Malachi 2:2 - ye will not hear Matthew 13:15 - ears Matthew 21:32 - repented Romans 2:5 - But after 2 Timothy 4:4 - turn Hebrews 3:8 - Harden
Cross-References
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But they refused to hearken,..... That is, the Jews, before the captivity, refusal to give heed to the above exhortations, and obey the voice of God in them:
and pulled away the shoulder; from serving the Lord, and supporting his interest: or "they gave", or presented, "a rebellious shoulder" f; a refractory one, that slides back, like a backsliding or refractory heifer, that will not admit of the yoke, Hosea 4:16 so these could not bear the yoke of the law, nor the burden of duty; nor suffer the words of exhortation, or receive the admonitions given them:
and stopped their ears, that they should not hear; like the deaf adder, Psalms 58:4 they would not hear, and pretended they could not; which was an instance of contempt to the speakers.
f כתף סררת "scapulam aversam", Pagninus; "deflectentem", Montanus; "rebellem", Munster, Tigurine version; "refractarium", Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Ben Melech.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But they gave a backsliding shoulder - Like a restive animal, which would not endure the yoke, dull and stupid as the beasts: as Hosea says, “Israel slideth back like a backsliding heifer” Hosea 4:16. Nehemiah confesses the same; “they gave a backsliding shoulder and hardened their neck and would not hear” Nehemiah 9:29.
And made heavy their ears - Fulfilling in themselves what God foretold to Isaiah would be the result of his preaching, “make their ears heavy.” The heart, which will not hearken, becomes duller by the outward hearing, as Paul says, “The earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God; but that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected” Hebrews 6:7-8.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 7:11. Pulled away the shoulder — From under the yoke of the law, like an unbroken or restive bullock in the plough.
