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Nehemiah 9:29

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 9:29

Verse 29 of 38

Scripture focus

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.

Nehemiah 9:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 9:29

Theological / Devotional

Withdrew the shoulder. The figure is of an ox shying from the yoke, and backing away when required to bear it. In Hosea 4:16 it is said that “Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer” (see also Zechariah 7:11). This and verse 30 apply to the time of the kings.

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