Jeremiah 44:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְלֹא־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֔ם לָשׁ֖וּב מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י קַטֵּ֖ר לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-not šāmeʿû and-not-hiṭṭû ʾet-ʾoznām to-šûb from-rāʿātām to-biltî qaṭṭēr to-ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm

Grammar Details

*šāmeʿû*: perfect verb, 3rd plural - they heard/listened
*hiṭṭû*: hiphil perfect verb, 3rd plural - they inclined/turned
*ʾoznām*: noun with possessive suffix, 3rd plural - their ear
*šûb*: infinitive construct - to return/turn back
*rāʿātām*: noun with possessive suffix, 3rd plural - their evil
*biltî*: negative particle with preposition - not to
*qaṭṭēr*: piel infinitive construct - burn incense/offer sacrifices
*ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*: plural noun with adjective - other gods

Word Meanings

*šāmeʿû*: they heard/listened/obeyed
*hiṭṭû*: they inclined/turned/paid attention
*šûb*: return/turn back/repent

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 36:16 : 16 but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
Ps 81:11-13 : 11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me. 12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Isa 48:18 : 18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Jer 7:24 : 24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Jer 11:8 : 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
Jer 11:10 : 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
Jer 19:13 : 13 and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods.
Jer 44:17-21 : 17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands? 20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying, 21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not Jehovah remember them, and came it not into his mind?
Zech 7:11-12 : 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
Rev 2:21-22 : 21 And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. 22 Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except {G3361} they repent of her works.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Jer 44:3-4
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3because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, [and] to serve other gods, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
Jer 17:23
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23But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
Jer 7:24
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24But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Jer 7:26-27
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26yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.
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Jer 11:8
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8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
2 Kgs 17:14
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2 Kgs 17:40
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40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Zech 7:11-12
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11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
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2 Chr 34:25
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Judg 2:17
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2 Chr 24:19
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Jer 44:16-17
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16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
17But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
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2 Kgs 22:17
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17Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.
Jer 44:23
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2 Kgs 17:11-12
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Jer 25:6-7
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Jer 32:33-34
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