But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the Lord their God.

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

“But they – our ancestors – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.

I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

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

But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’”

I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”

“I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

Then the Lord said to Moses: “I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

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

He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!

Moreover, he said to me, “I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn lot!

For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of the Lord our God and abandoned him! They turned away from the Lord’s dwelling place and rejected him.

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.