Lexicon :: Strong's H3985 - mā'ēn

Then Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Pharaoh’s ^H6547 heart ^H3820 is [fn]hard ^H3515 with firmness ^H3515; he refuses ^H3985 to let ^H7971 the people ^H5971 go ^H7971.

Then Moses ^H4872 and Aaron ^H175 came ^H935 to Pharaoh ^H6547 and said ^H559 to him, “Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of the Hebrews ^H5680, ‘How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970 will you refuse ^H3985 to humble ^H6031 yourself before ^H4480 H6440 Me? Let ^H7971 My people ^H5971 go ^H7971, that they may serve ^H5647 Me.

Nevertheless, the people ^H5971 refused ^H3985 to listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of Samuel ^H8050, and they said ^H559, “No ^H3808, but there shall be a king ^H4428 over ^H5921 us,

Now a certain ^H259 man ^H376 of the sons ^H1121 of the prophets ^H5030 said ^H559 to [fn]another ^H7453 by the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068, “Please ^H4994 strike ^H5221 me.” But the man ^H376 refused ^H3985 to strike ^H5221 him.

Now it happened that when Jezebel ^H348 heard ^H8085 that Naboth ^H5022 had been stoned ^H5619 and was dead ^H4191, Jezebel ^H348 said ^H559 to Ahab ^H256, “Arise ^H6965, take ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of the vineyard ^H3754 of Naboth ^H5022 the Jezreelite ^H3158, which ^H834 he refused ^H3985 to give ^H5414 you for money ^H3701; for Naboth ^H5022 is not alive ^H2416, but dead ^H4191.”

“They refused ^H3985 to listen ^H8085,

And did not remember ^H2142 Your wondrous ^H6381 deeds ^H6381 which ^H834 You did ^H6213 among ^H5973 them;

So they became ^H7185 H6203 stiff-necked ^H7185 H6203 and gave ^H5414 themselves a chief ^H7218 to return ^H7725 to their slavery ^H5659 [fn]in Egypt ^H4714.

But You are a God ^H433 of lavish ^H5547 forgiveness ^H5547,

Gracious ^H2587 and compassionate ^H7349,

Slow ^H750 to anger ^H639 and abounding ^H7227 in lovingkindness ^H2617;

And You did not forsake ^H5800 them.

“My soul ^H5315 refuses ^H3985 to touch ^H5060 them;

They are like loathsome ^H1741 food ^H3899 to me.

In the day ^H3117 of my distress ^H6869 I sought ^H1875 the Lord ^H136;

In the night ^H3915 my hand ^H3027 was stretched ^H5064 out ^H5064 [fn]without ^H3808 weariness ^H6313;

My soul ^H5315 refused ^H3985 to be comforted ^H5162.

They did not keep ^H8104 the covenant ^H1285 of God ^H430

And refused ^H3985 to walk ^H1980 in His law ^H8451;

“Because ^H3282 I called ^H7121 and you refused ^H3985,

I stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 my hand ^H3027 and no ^H369 one ^H369 paid ^H7181 attention ^H7181;

The destruction ^H7701 of the wicked ^H7563 will drag ^H1641 them away ^H1641,

Because ^H3588 they refuse ^H3985 to do ^H6213 justice ^H4941.

The desire ^H8378 of the sluggard ^H6102 puts ^H4191 him to death ^H4191,

For his hands ^H3027 refuse ^H3985 to work ^H6213;

But if ^H518 you refuse ^H3985 and rebel ^H4784,

You will be eaten ^H398 by the sword ^H2719.”

For ^H3588 the mouth ^H6310 of Yahweh ^H3068 has spoken ^H1696.

“Therefore the showers ^H7241 have been withheld ^H4513,

And the [fn]late ^H4456 rain ^H4456 has not ^H3808 [fn]come ^H1961.

Yet you had ^H1961 a harlot’s ^H802 H2181 forehead ^H4696;

You refused ^H3985 to feel ^H3637 dishonor ^H3637.

O Yahweh ^H3068, do not Your eyes ^H5869 look for faithfulness ^H530?

You have struck ^H5221 them,

But they did not [fn]weaken ^H2470;

You have consumed ^H3615 them,

But they refused ^H3985 to receive ^H3947 discipline ^H4148.

They have made ^H2388 their faces ^H6440 stronger ^H2388 than ^H4480 rock ^H5553;

They have refused ^H3985 to [fn]repent ^H7725.

“Why ^H4069 then has this ^H2088 people ^H5971, Jerusalem ^H3389,

[fn]Turned ^H7725 away ^H7725 in continual ^H5329 faithlessness ^H4878?

They hold ^H2388 fast ^H2388 to deceit ^H8649;

They refuse ^H3985 to return ^H7725.

“Your habitation ^H3427 is in the midst ^H8432 of deceit ^H4820;

Through deceit ^H4820 they refuse ^H3985 to know ^H3045 Me,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

Why ^H4100 has my pain ^H3511 been ^H1961 perpetual ^H5331

And my wound ^H4347 incurable ^H605, refusing ^H3985 to be healed ^H7495?

Will You indeed ^H1961 be to me like ^H3644 a deceptive ^H391 stream

With water ^H4325 that is unreliable ^H539 H3808?

Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“A voice ^H6963 is heard ^H8085 in Ramah ^H7414,

Wailing ^H5092 and bitter ^H8563 weeping ^H1065.

Rachel ^H7354 is weeping ^H1065 for her children ^H1121;

She refuses ^H3985 to be comforted ^H5162 for her children ^H1121

Because ^H3588 they are no ^H369 more ^H369.”

Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635,

“The sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 are oppressed ^H6231,

And the sons ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 as ^H3162 well ^H3162;

And all ^H3605 who took ^H7617 them captive ^H7617 have held ^H2388 them fast ^H2388;

They have refused ^H3985 to let ^H7971 them go ^H7971.

[fn]They will not return ^H7725 to the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714;

But Assyria ^H804—he will be [fn]their king ^H4428

Because ^H3588 they refused ^H3985 to return ^H7725 to Me.