George Leo Haydock, on Neh 9:29

“And thou didst admonish them to return to thy law. But they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them: and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.”

“Shoulder. Slipping from under the burden of the law. (Haydock) — It seems this and the following verses chiefly regard the ten tribes, which proudly rebelled against Juda, (Calmet) and against the Lord. (Haydock)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.