But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentZechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.
- Author
- Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
- Date
- Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC