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Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
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Not Courage, But Rebellion
Commentators unanimously explain that being "stout-hearted" is not a compliment about courage, but a sharp rebuke. It describes people who are stubborn, proud, and rebellious against God. Their hearts are hardened in opposition to His plans and promises, rather than being strong in faith.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hearken unto me - This is designed to call the attention of the skeptical and unbelieving Jews to the important truth he was delivering. Man…
19th Century
Anglican
Ye stouthearted. —The word, like analogous terms in Ezekiel 2:4; Ezekiel 3:7, implies at once obduracy and ign…
16th Century
Protestant
Hear me. He again rebukes the Israelites because they could not place their confidence in God or receive any consolation in adversity. Tha…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hearken unto me, you stout hearted This is not an address to the Chaldeans, as Kimchi and others think, who were mer…
Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the lavishness of idolaters shame the stinginess of many who …
13th Century
Catholic
Bel is broken. Here the prophet foretells the destruction of the enemies holding the people captive, namely, the Babylonians, co…
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