Nehemiah 9:29

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

And testifiedst {H5749} against them, that thou mightest bring them again {H7725} unto thy law {H8451}: yet they dealt proudly {H2102}, and hearkened {H8085} not unto thy commandments {H4687}, but sinned {H2398} against thy judgments {H4941},(which if a man {H120} do {H6213}, he shall live {H2421} in them;) and withdrew {H5414}{H5637} the shoulder {H3802}, and hardened {H7185} their neck {H6203}, and would not hear {H8085}.

You warned them, in order to bring them back to your Torah; yet they were arrogant. They paid no attention to your mitzvot, but sinned against your rulings, which, if a person does them, he will have life through them. However, they stubbornly turned their shoulders, stiffened their necks and refused to hear.

You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

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Cross-References

  • Nehemiah 9:16 (8 votes)

    But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

  • Leviticus 18:5 (6 votes)

    Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

  • Nehemiah 9:26 (5 votes)

    Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

  • Nehemiah 9:10 (5 votes)

    And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as [it is] this day.

  • James 4:6 (4 votes)

    But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  • James 4:10 (4 votes)

    Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  • Hosea 6:5 (4 votes)

    Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth.