Jeremiah 44:5
3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
6 Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.
7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
- KJV
- But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
- WEB
- But they didn’t listen and didn’t incline their ear. They didn’t turn from their wickedness, to stop burning incense to other gods.
- ASV
- But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
- DARBY
- But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
- BLB
- And they did not listen and they did not stretch out their ear to turn back from their evil, so as not to burn incense other to gods.
- ÅB
- Men de hørte ikke og la ikke øret til, så de vendte om fra sin ondskap og holdt opp med å brenne røkelse for andre guder.
- OTB
- Men dere lyttet ikke eller bøyde ørene for å vende dere fra deres ondskap, for å slutte å brenne ofre til andre guder.
- B1930
- Men de hørte ikke og la ikke øret til, så de vendte om fra sin ondskap og holdt op med å brenne røkelse for andre guder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 19:13
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
Read in contextJeremiah 11:10
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.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:4
For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
Read in contextZechariah 7:11–12
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Read in contextPsalms 81:11–13
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
Read in contextRevelation 2:21–22
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:18
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
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