Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.’ New Living Translation But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors. English Standard Version Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. Berean Standard Bible Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. King James Bible Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. New King James Version Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. New American Standard Bible Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. NASB 1995 “Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. NASB 1977 “Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did evil more than their fathers. Legacy Standard Bible Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. Amplified Bible Yet they did not listen to Me and obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but stiffened their neck; they did more evil and behaved worse than their fathers. Christian Standard Bible However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, they wouldn’t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors. American Standard Version yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers. Contemporary English Version But you have ignored me and become even more stubborn and sinful than your ancestors ever were! English Revised Version yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you didn't obey me or pay attention to me. You became impossible to deal with, and you were worse than your ancestors. Good News Translation Yet no one listened or paid any attention. Instead, you became more stubborn and rebellious than your ancestors. International Standard Version But they didn't listen to me, and they didn't pay attention. They stiffened their necks, and they did more evil than their ancestors. Majority Standard Bible Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. NET Bible But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.'" New Heart English Bible yet they did not listen to me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers." Webster's Bible Translation Yet they hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. World English Bible Yet they didn’t listen to me or incline their ear, but made their neck stiff. They did worse than their fathers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have not listened to Me, "" Nor inclined their ear—and they harden their neck, "" They have done evil above their fathers. Young's Literal Translation And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers. Smith's Literal Translation And they heard not to me and they inclined not their ear, and they will harden their neck: they did evil above their fathers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they have not hearkened to me: nor inclined their ear: but have hardened their neck, and have done worse than their fathers. Catholic Public Domain Version But they have not listened to me, nor have they inclined their ear. Instead, they have stiffened their neck, and they have behaved worse than their fathers did. New American Bible Yet they have not listened to me nor have they paid attention; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their ancestors. New Revised Standard Version yet they did not listen to me, or pay attention, but they stiffened their necks. They did worse than their ancestors did. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI sent them in advance to warn them; but they did not listen nor incline their ear toward me, but hardened their necks more than their fathers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they did not hear, and they did not incline their ears to me, and they hardened their necks more than their fathers OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917yet they hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff; they did worse than their fathers. Brenton Septuagint Translation but they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed; and they made their neck harder than their fathers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Idolatry Persists…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. 26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 27When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.… Cross References 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. Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. 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! 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— 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!” 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. 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 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. Hosea 9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. Luke 11:47-48 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. 2 Chronicles 24:19 Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. Jeremiah 25:4 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. Jeremiah 35:15 Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. Jeremiah 44:4-5 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ / But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. Matthew 21:34-36 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. Treasury of Scripture Yet they listened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. they hearkened. 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. Jeremiah 6:17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Jeremiah 11:8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. but. Jeremiah 19:15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. 2 Kings 17:14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 2 Chronicles 30:8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. they did. Jeremiah 16:12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: Matthew 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. Matthew 23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Jump to Previous Attention Ear Evil Fathers Forefathers Harden Hardened Hearkened Incline Inclined Neck Necks Note Pay Stiff Stiffened Stiff-Necked WorseJump to Next Attention Ear Evil Fathers Forefathers Harden Hardened Hearkened Incline Inclined Neck Necks Note Pay Stiff Stiffened Stiff-Necked WorseJeremiah 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. Yet they would not listen to Me This phrase underscores the persistent disobedience of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "listen" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but obeying. In the biblical context, listening to God is synonymous with obedience. The Israelites' refusal to listen is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting their rebellion against God's covenant. This disobedience is not just a failure to hear but a willful rejection of God's authority and guidance. or incline their ear but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers "'tas parentum, pejor avis, tulit Nos nequiores."--Hor., Od. iii. 6. "Our fathers' age, more stained with crime Than were their sires in older time, Has brought us forth a later race Yet more iniquitous and base." Hebrew Yet they would notוְל֤וֹא (wə·lō·w) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen שָׁמְעוּ֙ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no incline הִטּ֖וּ (hiṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend their ear, אָזְנָ֑ם (’ā·zə·nām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear but they stiffened וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ (way·yaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7185: To be hard, severe or fierce their necks עָרְפָּ֔ם (‘ā·rə·pām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back [and] did more evil הֵרֵ֖עוּ (hê·rê·‘ū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad than their fathers.’ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father Links Jeremiah 7:26 NIVJeremiah 7:26 NLT Jeremiah 7:26 ESV Jeremiah 7:26 NASB Jeremiah 7:26 KJV Jeremiah 7:26 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 7:26 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 7:26 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 7:26 French Bible Jeremiah 7:26 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they didn't listen to me (Jer.) |
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