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Psalm 78

Psa. 78:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Andh might not be as their fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
, a stubborn
carar (Hebrew #5637)
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
KJV usage: X away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew.
Pronounce: saw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
and rebellious
marah (Hebrew #4784)
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
KJV usage: bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
Pronounce: maw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
i generation
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
; a generation
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
that βset
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
not their heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
aright
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
, and whose spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
was not stedfast
'aman (Hebrew #539)
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (Isa. 30:21; interchangeable with 541) to go to the right hand
KJV usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, + fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Pronounce: aw-man'
Origin: a primitive root
with God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
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Ezek. 20:18• 18But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols; (Ezek. 20:18)
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Ezek. 2:3‑8• 3{i}And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious,{/i} to rebellious Gentiles, that have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day.
 4And the children are hard of face and stiff of heart. I send thee to them, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.
 5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), shall yet know that a prophet hath been among them.
 6{i}And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.{/i}
 7{i}And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.{/i}
 8{i}And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.{/i} (Ezek. 2:3‑8)
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prepared not their heart,
2 Chron. 20:33• 33{i}Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.{/i} (2 Chron. 20:33)
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Ministry on This Verse

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as their.
Psa. 68:6• 6God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house;{HR}Prisoners he bringeth out into prosperity:{HR}But rebels dwell in a parched [land]. (Psa. 68:6)
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Psa. 106:7• 7Our fathers in Egypt understood not thy wonders;{HR}They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies,{HR}But rebelled at the sea, at the Red Sea. (Psa. 106:7)
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Ex. 32:9• 9{i}And Jehovah said to Moses,{/i} I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people. (Ex. 32:9)
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Ex. 33:3,5• 3{i}into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou art a stiff-necked people, —lest I consume thee on the way.{/i}
 5{i}Now Jehovah had said to Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: in one moment I will come up into the midst of thee and will consume thee. And now put off thine ornaments from thee, and I will know what I will do unto thee.{/i} (Ex. 33:3,5)
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Ex. 34:9• 9{i}and said, If indeed I have found grace in thine eyes, Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in our midst; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for an inheritance!{/i} (Ex. 34:9)
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Deut. 9:6,13• 6{i}Know therefore that Jehovah thy God doth not give thee this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiff-necked people.{/i}
 13{i}And Jehovah spoke unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.{/i} (Deut. 9:6,13)
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Deut. 31:27• 27{i}for I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck. Lo, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death!{/i} (Deut. 31:27)
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2 Kings 17:14• 14{i}But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.{/i} (2 Kings 17:14)
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Ezek. 2:3‑8• 3{i}And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious,{/i} to rebellious Gentiles, that have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day.
 4And the children are hard of face and stiff of heart. I send thee to them, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah.
 5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), shall yet know that a prophet hath been among them.
 6{i}And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.{/i}
 7{i}And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear; for they are rebellious.{/i}
 8{i}And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.{/i} (Ezek. 2:3‑8)
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Ezek. 20:8,18• 8But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
 18But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols; (Ezek. 20:8,18)
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Matt. 23:31‑33• 31{i}So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:{/i}
 32{i}and ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.{/i}
 33{i}Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?{/i} (Matt. 23:31‑33)
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Acts 7:51• 51Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers so ye. (Acts 7:51)
set not.
Heb. prepared not.
Psa. 78:37• 37And their heart was not firm with him,{HR}Nor were they steadfast in his covenant. (Psa. 78:37)
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2 Chron. 12:14• 14{i}And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.{/i} (2 Chron. 12:14)
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2 Chron. 19:3• 3{i}Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.{/i} (2 Chron. 19:3)
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2 Chron. 20:33• 33{i}Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.{/i} (2 Chron. 20:33)
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2 Chron. 30:19• 19{i}that has directed his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, although not according to the purification of the sanctuary.{/i} (2 Chron. 30:19)
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Psa. 78:37• 37And their heart was not firm with him,{HR}Nor were they steadfast in his covenant. (Psa. 78:37)
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Deut. 4:4• 4But ye that did cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day. (Deut. 4:4)
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Josh. 14:8‑9• 8{i}And my brethren that had gone up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.{/i}
 9{i}And Moses swore on that day, saying, The land whereon thy feet have trodden shall assuredly be thine inheritance, and thy children's forever! for thou hast wholly followed Jehovah my God.{/i} (Josh. 14:8‑9)
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Acts 11:23• 23who on arriving and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide by the Lord. (Acts 11:23)
• Thus they would escape the stubbornness of former generations whose affections were not set upon God, and whose spirits were not steadfast with God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 78-80” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with *God.

W. Kelly Translation

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And might not be as their fathers,{HR}A stubborn and rebellious generation,{HR}A generation that set (prepared) not their hearts,{HR}And whose spirit was not steadfast with God (El).