1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; …
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1)Here, 1. The obstinacy of many wicked people in a wicked way is to be greatly lamented. They are often reproved by parents and friends, by magistrates and ministers, by the providence of God and by their own consciences, have had their sins set in order before them and fair warning given them of the consequences of them, but all in vain; they harden their necks . Perhaps they fling away, and will…
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