Nehemiah 9:16
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,In other versions
But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
ASV
But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,
BBE
But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
DBY
But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and didn't listen to your commandments,
WEB
`And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,
YLT
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to your commandments,
ENG
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
WBT
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
BSB
In context
14And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
15And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
18Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;