Yahweh spoke to Manasseh, and to his people; but they didn’t listen.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
- BSB And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
- NKJV And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen.
- NASB So the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
- NLT The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings.
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- Acts 7:51–52“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- 2 Chr 36:15–16Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place;
- Neh 9:29–30and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.
- Zech 1:4Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Yahweh of Armies says, ‘Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;’ but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.
- Jer 44:4–5However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, “Oh, don’t do this abominable thing that I hate.”
- Jer 25:4–7Yahweh has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear)
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