Zechariah 7:11 - Exposition

Pulled away the shoulder; they gave a stubborn, refractory shoulder, like an ox which refuses to have the yoke put on his neck, or draws hack when it feels the weight ( Nehemiah 9:29 ; Hosea 4:16 ). Stopped their ears . Made their ears heavy. τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν ἐβάρυναν ; Isaiah 6:10 ; Isaiah 59:1 . Three degrees of obduracy are named in this verse: they refused to listen; they resisted the warners; they exhibited open contempt for them. The full climax is given in the next verse.