He rebelled, moreover, against King Nebuchadnezzar, though the king had put him under oath by God. Stiff-necked and stubborn at heart, he refused to turn back to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
In context
11At twenty-one years of age Zedekiah became king, and his reign in Jerusalem lasted eleven years. 12He did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God, and he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of Yahweh. 13He rebelled, moreover, against King Nebuchadnezzar, though the king had put him under oath by God. Stiff-necked and stubborn at heart, he refused to turn back to Yahweh, the God of Israel. 14All the chiefs of the priests and the people likewise heaped treachery upon treachery, following every detestable practice of the nations, and they defiled the house of Yahweh, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. 15Again and again, from early on, Yahweh the God of their ancestors sent his messengers to warn them, for he felt pity for his people and for the place where he dwelt.
