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href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/46.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Listen to me, you stubborn people who are so far from doing right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that <i>are</i> far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, Who <i>are</i> far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Hear Me, you stubborn of heart, Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to Me, you stiff-necked <i>people</i>, You who are far from righteousness (right standing with God).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you hardhearted, far removed from justice:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you hardhearted, far removed from justice: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You people are stubborn and far from being safe, so listen to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn people who are far from being righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Listen to me, you stubborn people who think that victory is far away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Listen to me, you hard-hearted, you who are far removed from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, who are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to Me, you mighty in heart, "" Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear to me, ye strong of heart, being far from justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have brought my justice near, it shall not be afar off: and my salvation shall not tarry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Hear me, you who are hard of heart, who are far from justice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you fainthearted, far from the victory of justice: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from deliverance:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hearken to me, O you stubborn of heart, that are far from righteousness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Hear me, hard of heart, those far from righteousness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, That are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hearken to me, ye senseless ones, that are far from righteousness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/46-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10441" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Babylon's Idols</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bî·rê (Adj-mpc) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">you stubborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: hā·rə·ḥō·w·qîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">far removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: miṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">from righteousness:</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Romans 10:3</a></span><br />Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Acts 28:27</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm">Hebrews 4:7</a></span><br />God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Listen to me, you stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:</p><p class="hdg">hearken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3</a></b></br> Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne <i>by me</i> from the belly, which are carried from the womb:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Isaiah 28:23</a></b></br> Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20</a></b></br> Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye <i>that are</i> escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god <i>that</i> cannot save.</p><p class="hdg">ye stouthearted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a></b></br> Because I knew that thou <i>art</i> obstinate, and thy neck <i>is</i> an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Psalm 76:5</a></b></br> The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11,12</a></b></br> But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear… </p><p class="hdg">that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-150.htm">Psalm 119:150,155</a></b></br> They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13</a></b></br> But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Feeble-Hearted</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/138-3.htm">Stouthearted</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Stout-Hearted</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Stubborn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Feeble-Hearted</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Stouthearted</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Stout-Hearted</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Stubborn</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">The idols of Babylon could not save themselves</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">God saves his people to the end</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Idols are not comparable to God for power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Or present salvation.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Bible, God calls His people to listen, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel." Listening implies obedience and a willingness to follow God's commands. It is a call to attention, urging the audience to focus on the divine message being delivered.<p><b>you stubborn people</b><br>The term "stubborn" reflects a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where Israel is often described as obstinate or hard-hearted (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>). This stubbornness is a spiritual condition that prevents them from fully embracing God's will. It highlights the human tendency to resist divine guidance and the need for repentance and transformation.<p><b>far removed from righteousness</b><br>This phrase indicates a spiritual distance from God's standards and moral law. Righteousness in the biblical context refers to living in accordance with God's will and commands. The people being addressed are not just physically distant but spiritually estranged from the path of righteousness. This separation underscores the need for divine intervention and redemption, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who brings righteousness to those who believe (<a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/stubborn_people.htm">Stubborn People</a></b><br>This refers to the Israelites who were resistant to God's guidance and commands. They are described as being "far from righteousness," indicating their spiritual waywardness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, God is calling His people to listen and return to Him. He is portrayed as a patient yet firm guide, desiring righteousness for His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>A key theme in Isaiah, righteousness here refers to living in accordance with God's will and commands. The Israelites are described as being distant from this ideal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_captivity.htm">Babylonian Captivity</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of Isaiah includes the looming threat of Babylonian captivity, a consequence of the people's stubbornness and unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_listen.htm">The Call to Listen</a></b><br>God continually calls His people to listen, emphasizing the importance of being attentive to His word and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_stubbornness.htm">The Danger of Stubbornness</a></b><br>Stubbornness can lead us away from righteousness. We must be willing to submit to God's will and change our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proximity_to_righteousness.htm">Proximity to Righteousness</a></b><br>Being "far from righteousness" is a spiritual condition that requires repentance and a return to God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_desire_for_righteousness.htm">God's Patience and Desire for Righteousness</a></b><br>Despite our stubbornness, God is patient and desires for us to return to righteousness, offering us grace and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Ignoring God's call can lead to spiritual and sometimes physical consequences, as seen in the history of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_solitude_deepen_faith.htm">How does solitude strengthen your relationship with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_isaiah's_king's_rule.htm">If Isaiah 32:1-2 promises a protective and righteous king for all people, why is there no historical or archaeological record of such a universal rule?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_bel_and_nebo's_downfall.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2: Where is the independent historical or archaeological evidence that Bel and Nebo were once powerful but failed at a critical point as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_doomsday.htm">What does the Bible say about the world's end?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Ye stouthearted.</span>--The word, like analogous terms in <a href="/ezekiel/2-4.htm" title="For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 2:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm" title="But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.">Ezekiel 3:7</a>, implies at once obduracy and ignorance. Such as these are self-excluded at once from the "righteousness" and the "salvation" of Jehovah, which ultimately imply, and coincide with each other. Their unfaithfulness, however, does not hinder the faithfulness of God. He brings near His salvation to all who are ready to receive it. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, Keep you judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.">Isaiah 56:1</a>.)<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12, 13.</span> - AN ADMONITION TO THE OBDURATE IN ISRAEL. God's mercy extends even to those who resist his grace. They who have been hitherto stiff-necked and "far from righteousness," have a special warning addressed to them, Salvation is drawing nigh; the deliverance of Israel is approaching; there is no time to lose; will they not east in their lot with the true Israel, and take advantage of the deliverance when it comes? <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye stout-hearted</span> (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Ezekiel 2:6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a>; and <span class="accented">infra</span>, <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a>). The LXX. translate by <span class="greek">σκληροκάρδιοι</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/46-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you stubborn</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבִּ֣ירֵי</span> <span class="translit">(’ab·bî·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty, valiant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far removed</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרְחוֹקִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·ḥō·w·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remote, of place, time, precious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from righteousness:</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְּדָקָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 46:12 Listen to me you stout-hearted who (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 46:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 46:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>