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Isaiah 48:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 48:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 48 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; obstinate: Heb. hard”
Isaiah 48:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 48:4
The description 'thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass' depicts stubborn, unyielding resistance to God - a stiff neck that won't bow and a hardened forehead that won't shame. This echoes Exodus 32:9's 'stiffnecked people' and anticipates Romans 2:5's 'hardness and impenitent heart.' The metaphor shows that sin is fundamentally volitional stubbornness requiring supernatural grace to break.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 48:4
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“I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.,And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְהִנֵּה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף הוּא׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: I have seen this people”
“and turned their backs”
“with no remedy.”
“revelation”
“Son of man”
“the God of Israel”
“don't your eyes look on truth? you have stricken them”
“and your stiff neck: behold”
“Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked 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.'”