Isaiah 46:12
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Jeremiah 2:5
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5 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“What injustice have your fathers found in Me,
That they have gone far from Me,
(B)Have followed [a]idols,
And have become idolaters?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:5 vanities or futilities
Isaiah 46:3
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3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
(A)Who have been upheld by Me from [a]birth,
Who have been carried from the womb:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:3 Lit. the belly
Psalm 119:150
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150 They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
Ephesians 2:13
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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Zechariah 7:11-12
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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. 12 Yes, they made their (C)hearts like flint, (D)refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. (E)Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.
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- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. gave a stubborn or rebellious shoulder
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. made their ears heavy
Isaiah 48:4
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4 Because I knew that you were [a]obstinate,
And (A)your neck was an iron sinew,
And your brow bronze,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:4 Heb. hard
Isaiah 28:23
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Listen to the Teaching of God
23 Give ear and hear my voice,
Listen and hear my speech.
Proverbs 1:22-23
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22 “How long, you [a]simple ones, will you love [b]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely (A)I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 naive
- Proverbs 1:22 naivete
Psalm 119:155
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155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
Psalm 76:5
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5 (A)The stouthearted were plundered;
(B)They [a]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 76:5 Lit. have slumbered their sleep
Psalm 49:1
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The Confidence of the Foolish
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49 Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
Revelation 3:17-18
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17 Because you say, (A)‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you (B)to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and (C)white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 Therefore He says:
(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Acts 7:51
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Israel Resists the Holy Spirit
51 “You (A)stiff-necked[a] and (B)uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
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- Acts 7:51 stubborn
Malachi 3:13-15
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The People Complain Harshly
13 “Your(A) words have been [a]harsh against Me,”
Says the Lord,
“Yet you say,
‘What have we spoken against You?’
14 (B)You have said,
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the Lord of hosts?
15 So now (C)we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are [b]raised up;
They even (D)tempt God and go free.’ ”
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:13 Lit. strong
- Malachi 3:15 Lit. built
Isaiah 48:1
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Israel Refined for God’s Glory
48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
Isaiah 45:20
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20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
(A)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
Proverbs 8:1-5
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The Excellence of Wisdom
8 Does not (A)wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the [a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you [b]simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:2 Lit. heights
- Proverbs 8:5 naive
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