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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Stiff-Necked</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/stiff-necked.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/acts/7-51.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/stiff-necked.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Stiff-Necked</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/stiffnecked.htm" title="Stiffnecked">◄</a> Stiff-Necked <a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked_people.htm" title="Stiff-necked People">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "stiff-necked" is a metaphorical expression found in the Bible, primarily used to describe a stubborn or obstinate attitude, particularly in relation to disobedience or resistance to God's will. This term is often associated with the Israelites in the Old Testament, highlighting their recurrent rebellion and unwillingness to heed divine instruction.<br><br><b>Biblical Usage and Context</b><br><br>The phrase "stiff-necked" appears multiple times in the Scriptures, often in contexts where God, through His prophets or leaders, addresses the Israelites' persistent disobedience. The imagery of a stiff neck is drawn from the behavior of an animal, such as an ox, that refuses to be guided by a yoke. This metaphor effectively conveys the idea of a people who resist divine guidance and correction.<br><br>One of the earliest instances of this term is found in <a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>, where God speaks to Moses after the Israelites create and worship the golden calf: "The LORD also said to Moses, 'I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.'" . Here, the term underscores the Israelites' quick departure from the covenant they had just entered with God, demonstrating their rebellious nature.<br><br>In <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>, Moses reminds the Israelites of their stubbornness: "Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people." . This passage emphasizes that the Israelites' possession of the Promised Land is due to God's faithfulness, not their merit, highlighting their need for humility and repentance.<br><br><b>Prophetic Rebuke and Call to Repentance</b><br><br>The prophets frequently used the term "stiff-necked" to call the people of Israel to repentance. In <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a>, Hezekiah urges the people, "Do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; submit to the LORD. Come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you." . This plea reflects the consistent prophetic message that repentance and submission to God are necessary to avert divine judgment.<br><br>Jeremiah also uses this term in his warnings to Judah. In <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a>, God laments through the prophet, "Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers." . This highlights the increasing severity of their rebellion and the resulting consequences.<br><br><b>New Testament Reference</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the term "stiff-necked" is used by Stephen in his speech before the Sanhedrin. In <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a>, he declares, "You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did." . Stephen's use of the term connects the Jewish leaders' rejection of Jesus and the Holy Spirit to the historical pattern of Israel's resistance to God's messengers.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>The concept of being "stiff-necked" serves as a cautionary illustration of the human tendency toward pride and self-will, which can lead to spiritual downfall. It underscores the importance of humility, obedience, and a responsive heart to God's guidance. The repeated use of this term throughout Scripture highlights God's patience and desire for His people to turn back to Him, despite their persistent rebellion.<br><br>In summary, "stiff-necked" is a vivid biblical metaphor that encapsulates the struggle between human stubbornness and divine authority, serving as a timeless reminder of the need for repentance and submission to God's will.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>a.</I>) Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">STIFF-NECKED</span><p>stif'-nekt (qesheh `oreph, literally, "hard of neck"): As it is figuratively used, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, the word means "stubborn," "untractable," "not to be led." The derivation of the idea was entirely familiar to the Jews, with whom the ox was the most useful and common of domestic animals. It was especially used for such agricultural purposes as harrowing and plowing (<a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Judges 14:18</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-9.htm">1 Corinthians 9:9</a>).<br><br>The plow was usually drawn by two oxen. As the plowman required but one hand to guide the plow, he carried in the other an "ox-goad." This was a light pole, shod with an iron spike. With this he would prick the oxen upon the hind legs to increase their speed, and upon the neck to turn, or to keep a straight course when deviating. If an ox was hard to control or stubborn, it was "hard of neck," or stiff-necked. Hence, the figure was used in the Scriptures to express the stubborn, untractable spirit of a people not responsive to the guiding of their God (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>; <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23</a>, etc.). See also the New Testament where sklerotrachelos, is so translated (<a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a>), "Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit.". Compare Baruch 2:30, 33.<br><br>Arthur Walwyn Evans<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4644.htm"><span class="l">4644. sklerotrachelos -- <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. From skleros and trachelos; hardnaped, ie (figuratively) obstinate --<br> <b>stiffnecked</b>. see GREEK skleros. see GREEK trachelos. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4644.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7186.htm"><span class="l">7186. qasheh -- hard, severe</span></a><br><b>...</b> churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate,<br> prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, <b>stiff</b>((<b>necked</b>)), stubborn, + in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7186.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm"><span class="l">6203. oreph -- back of the neck, neck</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. From araph; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the<br> back generally (whether literal or figurative) -- back ((stiff-)neck((-ed). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6203.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/stiff-necked_idolaters_and_pliable_christians.htm"><span class="l"><b>Stiff</b>-<b>Necked</b> Idolaters and Pliable Christians</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>STIFF</b>-<b>NECKED</b> IDOLATERS AND PLIABLE CHRISTIANS. 'Hath a nation changed their<br> gods, which are yet no gods? but My people have changed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../stiff-necked idolaters and pliable christians.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hession/the_calvary_road/chapter_4_the_highway_of.htm"><span class="l">The Highway of Holiness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To be broken means to be "not I, but Christ." There is in every one of us a proud,<br> <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> "I." The stiff neck began in the Garden of Eden when Adam and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/hession/the calvary road/chapter 4 the highway of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_john/tractate_vi_john_chapter_i.htm"><span class="l">John Chapter i. 32, 33</span></a> <br><b>...</b> His are those burning words: "Ye <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> and uncircumcised of heart and ears,<br> ye do always resist the Holy Spirit." Mighty impetuosity; but it is the dove <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate vi john chapter i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/ninth_sunday_after_trinity_carnal.htm"><span class="l">Ninth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Not by the merit of their devotion, as Moses often hinted, did the Jews become the<br> people of God; they were ever <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> and continually rebelled against <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/ninth sunday after trinity carnal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/a_loving_call_to_reunion.htm"><span class="l">A Loving Call to Reunion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> up to desolation, as ye see.8. Now, be ye not <b>stiffnecked</b>, as your <b>...</b> in a variety of<br> ways; namely, turning to Jehovah, not being <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>, yielding selves to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a loving call to reunion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/"><span class="l">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE SYMPATHY OF GOD. HOW TO MEET GOD. 'THE GOD OF THE AMEN'. <b>STIFF</b>-<b>NECKED</b> IDOLATERS<br> AND PLIABLE CHRISTIANS. FORSAKING JEHOVAH. A COLLOQUY BETWEEN A PENITENT AND <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_3/evans__the_fall_and.htm"><span class="l">Evans -- the Fall and Recovery of Man</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Man is a hard-hearted and <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> sinner; loving darkness rather than light,<br> because his deeds are evil; eating sin like bread, and drinking iniquity like <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/evans the fall and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_18_1872/mercys_master_motive.htm"><span class="l">Mercy's Master Motive</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The generation following were <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> and rebellious like their fathers,<br> and they continually went astray after false gods. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/mercys master motive.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_viii/sermon_vi_miracles_no_remedy.htm"><span class="l">Miracles no Remedy for Unbelief.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> has been maintained. It has often been said, that they were <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b><br> and hard-hearted beyond the rest of the world. Now, even <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon vi miracles no remedy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/the_history_and_life_of_the_reverend_doctor_john_tauler/vii_sermon_for_the_fourth.htm"><span class="l">Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But this people was <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>, heedless, and unthankful, and did not do as God<br> had commanded by the mouth of His servants, but was continually self-willed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../vii sermon for the fourth.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/stiffnecked.htm"><span class="l"><b>Stiffnecked</b> (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> See also the New Testament where sklerotrachelos, is so translated (Acts 7:51),<br> "Ye <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> and uncircumcised in heart and ears <b>...</b><b>Stiffnecked</b> (9 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stiffnecked.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked.htm"><span class="l"><b>Stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. <b>Stiffnecked</b>, <b>Stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. Stiffness . Noah Webster's Dictionary <b>...</b> <br><b>Stiffnecked</b>, <b>Stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. Stiffness . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stiff-necked.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/obstinate.htm"><span class="l">Obstinate (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> NAS NIV). Exodus 32:9 Yahweh said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and<br> behold, they are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people. (See NAS). Exodus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obstinate.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stiff.htm"><span class="l">Stiff (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deuteronomy 9:6 Know therefore, that Yahweh your God doesn't give you this good<br> land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stiff.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stubborn.htm"><span class="l">Stubborn (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deuteronomy 9:6 Know therefore, that Yahweh your God doesn't give you this good<br> land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stubborn.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neck.htm"><span class="l">Neck (97 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Compare sklerotracholes, "<b>stiffnecked</b>" (Acts 7:51). <b>...</b> God doesn't give you this good<br> land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neck.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/necked.htm"><span class="l">Necked (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (imp. & pp) of Neck. 2. (a.) Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition;<br> as, <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b>. 3. (a.) Cracked; -- said of a treenail. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/necked.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/consume.htm"><span class="l">Consume (136 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 33:3 to a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst<br> of you, for you are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people, lest I consume you in the way <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/consume.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/destroy.htm"><span class="l">Destroy (379 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 33:3 Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up<br> among you, for you are a <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b> people, for fear that I send destruction <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/destroy.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uncircumcised.htm"><span class="l">Uncircumcised (48 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Uncircumcised (48 Occurrences). Acts 7:51 "You <b>stiff</b>-<b>necked</b><br> and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uncircumcised.htm - 25k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-stiff-necked.html">What does the Bible say about being stiff-necked? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/unrepentance-unrepentant.html">What is unrepentance? What does it mean to be unrepentant? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-stubbornness.html">What does the Bible say about being stubborn / stubbornness? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Stiff-necked (18 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />"You <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a></span><br />to a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of you, for you are a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people, lest I consume you in the way."<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel,'You are a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a></span><br />He said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a></span><br />Know therefore, that Yahweh your God doesn't give you this good land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-13.htm">Deuteronomy 9:13</a></span><br />Furthermore Yahweh spoke to me, saying, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> people:<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></span><br />Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27</a></span><br />For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></span><br />And they did not give ear, but became <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span>, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a></span><br />Now don't you be <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span>, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD, the God of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a></span><br />and dost testify against them, to bring them back unto Thy law; and they -- they have acted proudly, and have not hearkened to Thy commands, and against Thy judgments have sinned, -- which man doth and hath lived in them -- and they give a refractory shoulder, and their neck have hardened, and have not hearkened.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalms 78:8</a></span><br />And not be like their fathers, a <span class="boldtext">stiff-necked</span> and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></span><br />A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a></span><br />yet they hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff; they did worse than their fathers.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they might not hear My words.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked.htm">Stiff-Necked</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rigor.htm">Rigor (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stifle.htm">Stifle (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked.htm">Stiff-necked (18 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/limp.htm">Limp (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flag.htm">Flag (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/raised.htm">Raised (267 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/reclining.htm">Reclining (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/erection.htm">Erection (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mindful.htm">Mindful (39 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eating.htm">Eating (151 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/harddiness.htm">Harddiness</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hardly.htm">Hardly (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hardiness.htm">Hardiness</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hard.htm">Hard (733 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/stiffnecked.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Stiffnecked"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Stiffnecked" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked_people.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Stiff-necked People"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Stiff-necked People" /></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="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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