Jeremiah 7:26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their forefathers.'

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New International Version (©1984)
But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their forefathers.'

New Living Translation (©2007)
But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful--even worse than their ancestors.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But you didn't obey me or pay attention to me. You became impossible to deal with, and you were worse than your ancestors.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

American King James Version
Yet they listened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

American Standard Version
yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they have not hearkened to me: nor inclined their ear: but have hardened their neck, and have done worse than their fathers.

Darby Bible Translation
but they have not hearkened unto me, nor inclined their ear; and they have hardened their neck: they have done worse than their fathers.

English Revised Version
yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet they hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

World English Bible
yet they didn't listen to me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

Young's Literal Translation
And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Yet they hearkened not unto me,.... Speaking by the prophets:

nor inclined their ear; to what was said to them; would not listen to it, and much less obey what was commanded them:

but hardened their neck; and so became stiffnecked, and would not submit to bear the yoke of the law:

they did worse than their fathers; every generation grew more and more wicked, and went on to be so until the measure of their iniquity was filled up; hence it follows:

Geneva Study Bible

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

26. hardened . neck-(De 31:27; Isa 48:4; Ac 7:51).

worse than their fathers-(Jer 16:12). In Jer 7:22 He had said, "your fathers"; here He says, "their fathers"; the change to the third person marks growing alienation from them. He no longer addresses themselves, as it would be a waste of words in the case of such hardened rebels.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:21-28 God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.

Matthew 23:32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!

Nehemiah 9:16 "But they, our forefathers, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and did not obey your commands.

Isaiah 5:4 What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad?

Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

Jeremiah 16:12 But you have behaved more wickedly than your fathers. See how each of you is following the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying me.

Jeremiah 17:23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.

Jeremiah 19:15 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on this city and the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.'"

Jeremiah 35:15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, "Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers." But you have not paid attention or listened to me.

Jeremiah 35:17 "Therefore, this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.'"

Ezekiel 20:30 "Therefore say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their vile images?

Zechariah 7:11 "But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears.

Malachi 3:7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?'

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Attention Ear Evil Fathers Forefathers Harden Hardened Hearkened Incline Inclined Neck Necks Note Pay Stiff Stiffened Stiff-Necked Worse

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

they hearkened. 24 6:17 11:8 17:23 25:3,7 26:5 29:19 34:14 44:1 46:1 2Ch 33:10 Ne 9:16 Da 9:6

but. 19:15 2Ki 17:14 2Ch 30:8 Ne 9:17,29 Pr 29:1 Isa 48:4 Ac 7:51 Ro 2:5

they did. 16:12 Mt 21:38 23:32

Jeremiah Chapter 7 Verse 26

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