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Jeremiah 7:26

Judgment

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.

25 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

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

27 When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.

28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

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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 listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
KJV
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
WEB
Yet they didn’t listen to me or incline their ear, but made their neck stiff. They did worse than their fathers.
ASV
yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.
DARBY
but they have not hearkened unto me, nor inclined their ear; and they have hardened their neck: they have done worse than their fathers.
BLB
And they did not listen to Me, and they did not incline their ear, and they stiffened their neck—they did worse than their fathers!
ÅB
Men de hørte ikke på meg og bøyde ikke sitt øre til meg; de gjorde sin nakke hård, de bar seg verre at enn sine fedre.
OTB
Men de lyttet ikke til Meg eller bøyde sitt øre. De gjorde nakken stiv og gjorde mer ondt enn deres forfedre.
B1930
Men de hørte ikke på mig og bøide ikke sitt øre til mig; de gjorde sin nakke hård, de bar sig verre at enn sine fedre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 16:12

    And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:8

    Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

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  • Jeremiah 17:23

    Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.

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  • Jeremiah 19:15

    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”

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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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  • Matthew 23:32

    Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

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  • Nehemiah 9:29

    You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

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  • Acts 7:51

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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