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Now don`t you be stiff-necked, 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.
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The Meaning of 'Yielding'
Commentators explain that the phrase 'yield yourselves' literally means 'give the hand' in Hebrew. This was a powerful symbol of submission, making a covenant, or pledging allegiance. It represents a decisive choice to stop resisting God and to willingly place oneself under His authority and service.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Do not be stiff-necked. — Do not harden your neck like your fathers. 2 Kings 17:14, and they har…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now be you not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, &c.] Obstinate and refractory, like heifers unaccustomed to the yo…
Presbyterian
Hezekiah made Israel as welcome to the Passover as any of his own subjects. Let us yield ourselves to the Lord. Do not say that you will do as you …
