Jeremiah 7:26

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

King James Version

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Other Translations for Jeremiah 7:26

BSB

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

AKJV

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

CPDV

But they have not listened to me, nor have they inclined their ear. Instead, they have stiffened their neck, and they have behaved worse than their fathers did.

ERV

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

NHEB

yet they did not listen to me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers."

SMT

And they heard not to me and they inclined not their ear, and they will harden their neck: they did evil above their fathers.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Jeremiah 7:26

YettheyhearkenedH8085notuntomenorinclinedH5186VerbtheirearH241Noun FemininebuthardenedH7185VerbtheirneckH6203Noun MasculinetheydidworseH7489VerbthantheirfathersH1Noun Masculine

Commentary for Jeremiah 7:26

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Overview of Jeremiah 7:26

Summary

Successive generations grew more resistant and stubborn

Place

Judah

Event

Each generation worsens in disobedience

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC