Jeremiah 7:26

Judah’s Idolatry Persists · Jeremiah 7:16–29
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Translations

Modern
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
Traditional
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Literal
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!
Latin
…et non audierunt me, nec inclinaverunt aurem suam: sed induraverunt cervicem suam, et pejus operati sunt quam patres eorum.

Original

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

Notes

Throughout their history, the Israelites ignored the messages from the Lord's prophets (2 Chronicles 36:15; Mark 12:1015010).

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Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Temple

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments