Parallel Verses

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.

King James Version

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Holman Bible

But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense 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.

A Conservative Version

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no 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.

Amplified

But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices and incense to other gods.

Bible in Basic English

But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.

Darby Translation

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Julia Smith Translation

And they heard not and inclined not their ear to turn back from their evil, not to burn incense to other gods.

King James 2000

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But they did not listen and they did not incline their ears to turn back from their wickedness, to not make smoke offerings to other gods.

Modern King James verseion

But they did not listen, nor bow down their ear to turn from their evil, to burn no incense to other gods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they would not follow nor hearken, to turn from their wickedness, and to do no more sacrifice unto strange 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.

The Emphasized Bible

but they hearkened not neither inclined their ear, by turning from their wickedness, - so as not to burn incense to other gods.

Webster

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, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

to turn
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

to burn no incense
קטר 
Qatar 
Usage: 116

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

Context Readings

A Message Of Rebuke For The Rebellious Remnant

4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate.” 5 But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. 6 Therefore My wrath and My anger were poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so they have become a ruin and a desolation as it is this day.


Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy.

Psalm 81:11-13

“But My people did not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not obey Me.

Isaiah 48:4

“Because I know that you are obstinate,
And your neck is an iron sinew
And your forehead bronze,

Isaiah 48:18

“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your well-being would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Jeremiah 7:24

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.

Jeremiah 11:8

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

Jeremiah 11:10

They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.”

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the houses on whose rooftops they burned sacrifices to all the heavenly host and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”

Jeremiah 44:17-21

But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.

Zechariah 7:11-12

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.

Revelation 2:21-22

I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.

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