Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

But they refused to listen, and gave a stubborn shoulder, and made heavy their ears from hearing.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Holman Bible

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

International Standard Version

But they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped listening.

A Conservative Version

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

American Standard Version

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Amplified

But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears.

Bible in Basic English

But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

Darby Translation

But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will refuse to attend, and they will give a stubborn shoulder, and their ears they made heavy from hearing.

King James 2000

But they refused to hearken, and shrugged the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and {stopped their ears from listening}.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Nevertheless, they would not take heed, but turned their backs and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

NET Bible

"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

New Heart English Bible

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

The Emphasized Bible

Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder, - and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear;

Webster

But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

World English Bible

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מאן 
Ma'en 
Usage: 41

to hearken
קשׁב 
Qashab 
Usage: 46

and pulled away
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

the shoulder
כּתף 
Katheph 
Usage: 67

and stopped
כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Smith

Context Readings

Disobedience And Fasting

10 And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man against his brother. 11 But they refused to listen, and gave a stubborn shoulder, and made heavy their ears from hearing. 12 And they made their hearts adamant from hearing the Law and the Words which Jehovah of Hosts has sent through His Spirit, by the former prophets. And great wrath came from Jehovah of Hosts.



Cross References

Nehemiah 9:29

and testified against them that You might bring them again to Your Law. But they acted proudly and did not listen to Your commandments, but sinned against Your judgments (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Jeremiah 8:5

Why has this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a never-ending backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.

Hosea 4:16

For Israel slides back like a backsliding heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Zechariah 1:4

Be not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets have proclaimed to them, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: Turn now from your evil ways and your evil doings. But they did not hear nor listen to Me, says Jehovah.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, So says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

2 Kings 17:13-15

And Jehovah testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, by all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes, according to all the Law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.

2 Chronicles 33:10

And Jehovah spoke to Manasseh and to His people, but they would not listen.

Nehemiah 9:17

And they refused to obey, neither were they mindful of Your wonders which You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But You are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and did not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:26

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You, and cast Your Law behind their backs. And they killed Your prophets who testified against them to turn them to You, and they worked great blasphemies.

Psalm 58:4-5

Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his ear,

Proverbs 1:24-32

Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;

Isaiah 1:19-20

If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back, and be healed.

Jeremiah 6:16-17

So says Jehovah, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not listen, nor bow their ear, but walked in their own plans, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 11:10

They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear My Words. And they went 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 13:10

This evil people, who refuse to hear My Words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart and walk after other gods to serve them and to worship them, shall even be like this girdle, which is good for nothing.

Jeremiah 17:23

But they did not obey, nor bowed down their ear, but made their neck stiff, so that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

Jeremiah 26:5-6

to listen to the words of My servants the prophets whom I am sending to you (both rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened);

Jeremiah 35:15

I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending, saying, Return now each man from his evil way, and make your doings good, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers. But you have not bowed down your ear, nor listened to Me.

Jeremiah 36:31

And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring on them, and on the people of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evils that I have spoken against them; but they did not listen.

Jeremiah 44:16

As for the Word that you have spoken to us in the name of Jehovah, we will not listen to you.

Ezekiel 3:7

But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are strong of forehead and hard of heart.

Daniel 9:5

we have sinned and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your commandments and from Your judgments.

Zephaniah 3:2

She did not obey the voice; she did not receive correction. She trusted not in Jehovah; she did not draw near to her God.

Acts 7:51

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

Acts 7:57

And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and ran on him with one accord.

Hebrews 10:38-39

Now, "the Just shall live by faith. But if he draws back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape, those who refused him that spoke on earth, much more we shall not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from Heaven,

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