Parallel Verses

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.

King James Version

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Holman Bible

However, they wouldn’t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their 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.

A Conservative Version

Yet they hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff. They did worse than their fathers.

American Standard Version

yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

Darby Translation

but they have not hearkened unto me, nor inclined their ear; and they have hardened their neck: they have done worse than their fathers.

Julia Smith 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.

King James 2000

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yet they have not listened to me and they have not inclined their ear, but they have hardened their neck, they did more evil than their ancestors.

Modern King James verseion

Yet they did not listen to Me, nor bow down their ear, but hardened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

yet would they not hearken, nor offer me their ears; but were obstinate and worse 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."

The Emphasized Bible

Yet they hearkened not unto me, Neither inclined their ear, - But stiffened their neck, They did more wickedly than their fathers.

Webster

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, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.

Interlinear

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

but hardened
קשׁה 
Qashah 
Usage: 28

ערף 
`oreph 
Usage: 35

Context Readings

Jeremiah's Proclamation At The Gate Of The House Of Yahweh

25 From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day. 26 Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. 27 "So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you.

Cross References

Jeremiah 16:12

and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

Jeremiah 7:24

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.

Jeremiah 17:23

Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.

Jeremiah 19:15

"Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words."

2 Kings 17:14

But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

2 Chronicles 33:10

The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention.

Nehemiah 9:16-17

"But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments.

Nehemiah 9:29

And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, which if a person does them, he shall live by them, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey.

Proverbs 29:1

He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.

Isaiah 48:4

Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,

Jeremiah 6:17

I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.'

Jeremiah 11:8

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not."

Jeremiah 25:3

"For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened.

Jeremiah 25:7

Yet you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm.

Jeremiah 26:5

and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened,

Jeremiah 29:19

because they did not pay attention to my words, declares the LORD, that I persistently sent to you by my servants the prophets, but you would not listen, declares the LORD.'

Jeremiah 34:14

'At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.' But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.

Jeremiah 44:16

"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

Daniel 9:6

We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'

Acts 7:51

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

Romans 2:5

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

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