## set their shoulders stubbornly ##

AT: "they were like cattle that refused to be yoked" or "they were like cattle that refused to obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## they stopped up their ears ##

"they closed up their ears"

## They made their hearts as hard as rock ##

AT: "They made up their minds to reject Yahweh's messages" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## by the mouth of the prophets ##

AT: "through the words of the prophets"