But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
WEB
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
YLT
`And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,
DBT
But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentNehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.
- Author
- Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
- Date
- Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC