Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. New Living Translation But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods. English Standard Version But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods. Berean Standard Bible But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. King James Bible But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. New King James Version But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. New American Standard Bible But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. NASB 1995 ‘But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. NASB 1977 ‘But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. Legacy Standard Bible But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods. Amplified Bible But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices and incense to other gods. Christian Standard Bible But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods. Holman Christian Standard Bible But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods. American Standard Version But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. Contemporary English Version but they refused to listen and would not stop worshiping other gods. English Revised Version But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you wouldn't listen or pay attention. You wouldn't turn from your wicked ways and wouldn't stop burning incense as an offering to other gods. Good News Translation But you would not listen or pay any attention. You would not give up your evil practice of sacrificing to other gods. International Standard Version But they didn't listen or pay attention by turning from their wickedness and not offering sacrifices to other gods. Majority Standard Bible But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. NET Bible But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods. New Heart English Bible But they did not listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. Webster's Bible Translation But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. World English Bible But they didn’t listen and didn’t incline their ear. They didn’t turn from their wickedness, to stop burning incense to other gods. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they have not listened nor inclined their ear to turn back from their wickedness, not to make incense to other gods, Young's Literal Translation and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods, Smith's Literal Translation And they heard not and inclined not their ear to turn back from their evil, not to burn incense to other gods. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to strange gods. Catholic Public Domain Version But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear, so that they would convert from their evil, and so that they would not sacrifice to strange gods. New American Bible they did not listen or incline their ears in order to turn from their evil, no longer offering incense to other gods. New Revised Standard Version But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their wickedness and make no offerings to other gods. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut they did not hearken nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they did not hear and they did not incline their ears that they would turn from their evil, that they would not set incense for other gods OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to forbear offering unto other gods. Brenton Septuagint Translation But they hearkened not to me, and inclined not their ear to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn incense to strange gods. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment on the Jews in Egypt…4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ 5But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. 6Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.… Cross References Jeremiah 7:24-26 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 2 Kings 17:13-14 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. Nehemiah 9:29-30 You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. Isaiah 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. Ezekiel 3:7 But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. Isaiah 30:9 These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. Hosea 9:17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Acts 7:51-52 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Romans 10:21 But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... John 5:39-40 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Treasury of Scripture But they listened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. they Jeremiah 7:24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. Psalm 81:11-13 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… burn Jeremiah 44:17-21 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil… Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. Jump to Previous Attention Burn Burning Ear Ears Evil-Doing Forbear Gods Hearkened Incense Incline Inclined Offering Open Pay Sacrifices Stop Turn Turned WickednessJump to Next Attention Burn Burning Ear Ears Evil-Doing Forbear Gods Hearkened Incense Incline Inclined Offering Open Pay Sacrifices Stop Turn Turned WickednessJeremiah 44 1. Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry11. He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt 15. The obstinacy of the Jews 20. For which Jeremiah threatens them 29. and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt But they did not listen This phrase underscores the persistent disobedience of the people of Judah. The Hebrew root for "listen" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but obeying. Historically, this reflects a pattern of rebellion against God's commands, as seen throughout the Old Testament. The people's refusal to heed God's warnings through the prophets is a recurring theme, highlighting the hardness of their hearts and their unwillingness to repent. or incline their ear from their wickedness or stop burning sacrifices to other gods Hebrew But they did notוְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or incline הִטּ֣וּ (hiṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend their ears; אָזְנָ֔ם (’ā·zə·nām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear they did not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no turn לָשׁ֖וּב (lā·šūḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from their wickedness מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם (mê·rā·‘ā·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil or stop לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until burning incense קַטֵּ֖ר (qaṭ·ṭêr) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire to other אֲחֵרִֽים׃ (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other gods. לֵאלֹהִ֥ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Jeremiah 44:5 NIVJeremiah 44:5 NLT Jeremiah 44:5 ESV Jeremiah 44:5 NASB Jeremiah 44:5 KJV Jeremiah 44:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 44:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 44:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 44:5 French Bible Jeremiah 44:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:5 But they didn't listen nor inclined their (Jer.) |
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