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Jeremiah 11:8

Obedience

6 Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.

7 For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’

Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”

9 And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Yet they didn’t obey, nor turn their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart. Therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they didn’t do them.’”
ASV
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
DARBY
But they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, but have walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart; and I have brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do, and they have not done.
BLB
And they did not hear, and they did not incline their ear; each man followed in the stubborness of their evil heart. And I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do and they have not done.”
ÅB
Men de hørte ikke og vendte ikke sitt øre til; de fulgte hver sitt onde, hårde hjerte; så lot jeg komme over dem alle denne pakts ord, som jeg hadde befalt dem å holde, men som de ikke hadde holdt.
OTB
Men de lyttet ikke eller bøyde sitt øre; i stedet fulgte de staheten i sine onde hjerter. Så jeg brakte over dem alle ordene i denne pakten som jeg befalte dem å følge, men de holdt dem ikke.’”
B1930
Men de hørte ikke og vendte ikke sitt øre til; de fulgte hver sitt onde, hårde hjerte; så lot jeg komme over dem alle denne pakts ord, som jeg hadde befalt dem å holde, men som de ikke hadde holdt.

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  • Jeremiah 7:24

    Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

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  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.

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  • 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.

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  • Ezekiel 20:8

    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

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  • Jeremiah 3:17

    At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

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  • Deuteronomy 30:17–19

    But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

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  • Joshua 23:13–16

    know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

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  • Ezekiel 20:37–38

    I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

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