stiff-necked, stubborn

Definition

The term "stiff-necked" is an idiom describing people who keep disobeying God and refuse to respond to his correction. They are very proud.

The Israelites were stiff-necked in their attitude toward the prophets who foretold the coming of the Messiah.
They were also stiff-necked and stubborn in their persistence in worshiping false gods.
This term could be translated as "pridefully stubborn" or "arrogant and unyielding."
A stiff-necked person refuses to submit to God's authority
Other languages may also have an idiom that has this same meaning.