Jeremiah 17:23

But they hearkened not, and inclined not their ear, but stiffened their neck more than their fathers did, so as not to hear me, and not to receive correction.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

In Context

22and carry forth no burdens out of your houses on the Sabbath day, and ye shall do no work: sanctify the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

24And it shall come to pass, if ye will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to carry in no burdens through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and to sanctify the Sabbath day, so as to do no work upon it,

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Cross References

Psalms 50:17O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; 1 And my mouth shall declare thy praise. 1

Proverbs 1:5For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, 1 And the man of understanding will gain direction; 1

Proverbs 8:10Receive instruction, and not silver; 1 And knowledge rather than tried gold. 1

Isaiah 48:4I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.

Jeremiah 6:8Thou shalt be chastened, O Jerusalem, with pain and the scourge, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee a desert land, which shall not be inhabited.

Jeremiah 7:26but they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed; and they made their neck harder than their fathers.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:20-27

Sabbath-Sanctification. ( b. c. 600.) 19 Thus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord , ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 21 Thus saith the Lord ; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22… Read the whole commentary →

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