Jeremiah 44:5 “But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from…”

Jeremiah 44:5

But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

But they would not heare nor incline their eare to turne from their wickednes, and to burne no more incense vnto other gods.

Darby Translation

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Young's Literal Translation

and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,

Bible in Basic English

But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.

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Cross references

“they”

Jeremiah 7:24 2 Chronicles 36:16 Psalm 81:11–13 Isaiah 48:4 Isaiah 48:18 Zechariah 7:11

Jeremiah 7:24 · BSB

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.

2 Chronicles 36:16 · BSB

But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

Psalm 81:11–13 · BSB

But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

Isaiah 48:4 · BSB

For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Isaiah 48:18 · BSB

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.

Zechariah 7:11 · BSB

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.

“burn”

Jeremiah 19:13 Jeremiah 44:17–21

Jeremiah 19:13 · BSB

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…

Jeremiah 44:17–21 · BSB

Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the str…

Also

Jeremiah 11:10 Jeremiah 11:8

Jeremiah 11:10 · BSB

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…

Jeremiah 11:8 · 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.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

6Therefore 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.

Read Jeremiah 44