Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. New Living Translation “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward. English Standard Version But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. New American Standard Bible Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked by their own advice and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and they went backward and not forward. NASB 1995 “Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. NASB 1977 “Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. Legacy Standard Bible Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart and went backward and not forward. Amplified Bible But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward. Christian Standard Bible Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward. Holman Christian Standard Bible Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and according to their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward. American Standard Version But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Contemporary English Version But your ancestors refused to listen. They were stubborn, and whenever I wanted them to go one way, they always went the other. English Revised Version But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. GOD'S WORD® Translation But they didn't obey me or pay attention to me. They followed their own plans and their stubborn, evil ways. They went backward and not forward. Good News Translation But they did not obey or pay any attention. Instead, they did whatever their stubborn and evil hearts told them to do, and they became worse instead of better. International Standard Version But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They pursued their own plans, stubbornly following their own evil desires. They went backward and not forward. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better. New Heart English Bible But they did not listen nor turn their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible But they didn’t listen or turn their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have not listened, nor inclined their ear, "" And they walk in the counsels, "" [And] in the stubbornness, of their evil hearts, "" And are backward and not forward. Young's Literal Translation And they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, And they walk in the counsels, In the stubbornness, of their evil heart, And are for backward, and not for forward. Smith's Literal Translation And they heard not and inclined not their ear, and they went in the counsels in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and they shall be for behind and not before. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear: but walked in their own will, and in the perversity of their wicked heart: and went backward and not forward, Catholic Public Domain Version But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear. Instead, they walked by their own will and in the depravity of their own wicked heart. And so, they went backward, and not forward, New American Bible But they did not listen to me, nor did they pay attention. They walked in the stubbornness of their evil hearts and turned their backs, not their faces, to me. New Revised Standard Version Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but, in the stubbornness of their evil will, they walked in their own counsels, and looked backward rather than forward. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut they did not listen nor incline their ear to hear, but they walked in their own counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they did not hear, and they did not incline their ears to hear, but they went after their counsels and after the desires of their evil heart, and they turned back and not forward OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels, even in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward, Brenton Septuagint Translation But they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed, but they walked in the imaginations of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward; Audio Bible Context Judah's Idolatry Persists…23but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. 24Yet 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. 25From 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 29:19 because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. Isaiah 65:2 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. Hosea 4:16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? 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. Psalm 81:11-12 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. 2 Kings 17:14 But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. Nehemiah 9:16-17 But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. 2 Chronicles 30:8 Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. Isaiah 30:9-11 These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. Romans 10:21 But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” 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! Mark 7:9 He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition. John 5:40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. Treasury of Scripture But they listened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. they. Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Jeremiah 11:7,8 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice… Exodus 32:7,8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: … walked. Jeremiah 23:17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. Deuteronomy 29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination. Jeremiah 3:17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. went. Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Jeremiah 2:27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. Jeremiah 8:5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. Jump to Previous Attention Backward Counsels Ear Evil Followed Forward Guided Hearkened Heart Hearts Imagination Inclinations Incline Inclined Instead Note Obey Pay Pride Stubborn Stubbornness Thoughts Turn Walk WalkedJump to Next Attention Backward Counsels Ear Evil Followed Forward Guided Hearkened Heart Hearts Imagination Inclinations Incline Inclined Instead Note Obey Pay Pride Stubborn Stubbornness Thoughts Turn Walk WalkedJeremiah 7 1. Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.8. He rejects their vain confidence, 12. by the example of Shiloh. 17. He threatens them for their idolatry. 21. He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient. 29. He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet; 32. and the judgments for the same. But they did not listen or incline their ear This phrase highlights the persistent disobedience of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "listen" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but obeying. The phrase "incline their ear" suggests a deliberate act of paying attention, indicating that the people willfully ignored God's commands. Historically, this reflects a pattern seen throughout Israel's history, where despite numerous warnings from prophets, the people often chose their own path over God's instructions. but followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts They went backward and not forward Went backward and not forward.--The whole sacrificial system, even at its best, to say nothing of its idolatrous corruptions, was accordingly, from Jeremiah's point of view, a retrograde movement. The apostasy of the people in the worship of the golden calf involved a like deflection, necessary and inevitable though it might be as a process of education, from the first ideal polity, based upon the covenant made with Abraham, i.e., upon a pure and spiritual theism, the emblems and ordinances of which, though "shadows of good things to come," were in themselves "weak and beggarly elements" (Hebrews 10:1; Galatians 4:9). Verse 24. - Imagination; rather, stubbornness (see on Jeremiah 3:17). Went backward, and not forward; rather, turned their back, and not their face (literally, became backwards, and not forwards).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Yet 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 pay attention, הִטּ֣וּ (hiṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend but they followed וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk the stubborn בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת (biš·ri·rūṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8307: Firmness, stubbornness inclinations בְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹת (bə·mō·‘ê·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4156: Counsel, plan, principle, device of their own evil הָרָ֑ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil hearts. לִבָּ֣ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre They went וַיִּהְי֥וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be backward לְאָח֖וֹר (lə·’ā·ḥō·wr) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West and not forward. וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Links Jeremiah 7:24 NIVJeremiah 7:24 NLT Jeremiah 7:24 ESV Jeremiah 7:24 NASB Jeremiah 7:24 KJV Jeremiah 7:24 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 7:24 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 7:24 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 7:24 French Bible Jeremiah 7:24 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:24 But they didn't listen nor turn their (Jer.) |
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