But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
But they ... pulled away the shoulder, х yitªnuw (H5414) kaateeep cowraaret] - literally, 'presented a refractory shoulder:' an image from beasts refusing to bear the yoke (margin, Nehemiah 9:29).
And stopped their ears - (Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 7:26; Acts 7:57).