Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.