34 Bible Verses about Refusing To Hear

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Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 13:11

For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘that they might be for Me a people, for renown, for praise and for glory; but they did not listen.’

Jeremiah 17:23

Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

Jeremiah 25:4

And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear,

Jeremiah 25:5

saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell on the land which the Lord has given to you and your forefathers forever and ever;

Jeremiah 25:7

Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the Lord, “in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm.

Jeremiah 35:14

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are observed. So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have obeyed their father’s command. But I have spoken to you again and again; yet you have not listened to Me.

Jeremiah 35:16

Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have observed the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.’”’

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that this house will become a desolation.”’”

Isaiah 30:9

For this is a rebellious people, false sons,
Sons who refuse to listen
To the instruction of the Lord;

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 6:19

“Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people,
The fruit of their plans,
Because they have not listened to My words,
And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

Jeremiah 29:19

because they have not listened to My words,’ declares the Lord, ‘which I sent to them again and again by My servants the prophets; but you did not listen,’ declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 13:10

This wicked people, who refuse to listen to My words, who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts and have gone after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them, let them be just like this waistband which is totally worthless.

Deuteronomy 18:16

This is according to all that you asked of the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, let me not see this great fire anymore, or I will die.’

Isaiah 42:20

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.

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.’”

Acts 7:57

But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse.

Psalm 58:4

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

Zechariah 7:11

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

Hebrews 5:11

Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

Acts 28:27

For the heart of this people has become dull,
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.”’

Deuteronomy 29:4

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

Psalm 28:5

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.

Jeremiah 22:21

“I spoke to you in your prosperity;
But you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your practice from your youth,
That you have not obeyed My voice.

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen to it,
My soul will sob in secret for such pride;
And my eyes will bitterly weep
And flow down with tears,
Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

Jeremiah 12:17

But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it,” declares the Lord.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’

John 6:60

Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?”

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