22 In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful(A) to the Lord.

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22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

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Apostasy and Death of Ahaz(A)

22 Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.

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Why should you be beaten(A) anymore?
    Why do you persist(B) in rebellion?(C)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(D) afflicted.(E)

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Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

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(A)Why should you be stricken again?
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.

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The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.(A) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(B) And whether they listen or fail to listen(C)—for they are a rebellious people(D)—they will know that a prophet has been among them.(E)

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For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.

And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

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(A)For they are [a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ (B)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a (C)rebellious house—yet they (D)will know that a prophet has been among them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 2:4 Lit. stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons

“I gave you empty stomachs in every city
    and lack of bread in every town,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(A)

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And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

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Israel Did Not Accept Correction

“Also I gave you [a]cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And lack of bread in all your places;
(A)Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:6 Hunger

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C)

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11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

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11 “But they refused to heed, (A)shrugged[a] their shoulders, and (B)stopped[b] their ears so that they could not hear.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:11 Lit. gave a stubborn or rebellious shoulder
  2. Zechariah 7:11 Lit. made their ears heavy