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They kept on burning incense to these gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices <i>and</i> incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but they refused to listen and would not stop worshiping other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But you wouldn't listen or pay attention. You wouldn't turn from your wicked ways and wouldn't stop burning incense as an offering to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you would not listen or pay any attention. You would not give up your evil practice of sacrificing to other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But they didn't listen or pay attention by turning from their wickedness and not offering sacrifices to other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have not listened nor inclined their ear to turn back from their wickedness, not to make incense to other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they heard not and inclined not their ear to turn back from their evil, not to burn incense to other gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to strange gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear, so that they would convert from their evil, and so that they would not sacrifice to strange gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they did not listen or incline their ears in order to turn from their evil, no longer offering incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their wickedness and make no offerings to other gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But they did not hearken nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not hear and they did not incline their ears that they would turn from their evil, that they would not set incense for other gods<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to forbear offering unto other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they hearkened not to me, and inclined not their ear to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn incense to strange gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Judgment on the Jews in Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">But they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: hiṭ·ṭū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">or incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">their ears;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lā·šūḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: mê·rā·‘ā·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">from their wickedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">or stop</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: qaṭ·ṭêr (V-Piel-Inf) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">burning incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a></span><br />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. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-30</a></span><br />You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But they listened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a></b></br> But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels <i>and</i> in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></b></br> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till <i>there was</i> no remedy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-13</a></b></br> But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… </p><p class="hdg">burn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Jeremiah 44:17-21</a></b></br> But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own 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 <i>then</i> had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a></b></br> And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/37-2.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-25.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-31.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/luke/24-5.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">The obstinacy of the Jews</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/44-20.htm">For which Jeremiah threatens them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the book of Jeremiah, the prophet repeatedly calls the people to repentance, yet they consistently refuse to heed his warnings. This reflects a broader biblical theme of human stubbornness and rebellion against God, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a>. The phrase "incline their ears" suggests an intentional act of listening, which the people deliberately chose not to do, indicating a hardened heart.<p><b>they did not turn from their wickedness</b><br>The refusal to turn from wickedness underscores the moral and spiritual decline of Judah. The term "wickedness" encompasses idolatry, injustice, and immorality, which were rampant in the society. This is consistent with the covenantal language found in Deuteronomy, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience to God's laws. The call to "turn" is a call to repentance, a central theme in prophetic literature, emphasizing the need for a change of heart and behavior.<p><b>or stop burning incense to other gods.</b><br>Burning incense to other gods was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern religions and was strictly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). This act of idolatry was not just a religious offense but a breach of the covenant relationship with Yahweh. The worship of other gods often involved syncretism, blending the worship of Yahweh with pagan practices, which was prevalent in Judah despite repeated warnings from prophets like Jeremiah. This idolatry is a direct violation of the first commandment and is seen as spiritual adultery, drawing parallels to the unfaithfulness of Israel as depicted in Hosea.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and calls to repentance to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had fallen into idolatry and was facing God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The place where the remnant of Judah fled, despite God's warnings, and continued their idolatrous practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a></b><br>The group of Israelites who survived the Babylonian conquest and fled to Egypt, continuing in disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The act of worshiping other gods, which was a significant sin that led to Judah's downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>God repeatedly calls His people to listen and obey. Ignoring His voice leads to spiritual and often physical consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_idolatry.htm">The Dangers of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_as_a_turning_point.htm">Repentance as a Turning Point</a></b><br>True repentance involves a change of heart and direction. It is not enough to feel remorse; we must actively turn away from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Persistent disobedience leads to judgment. God's patience is immense, but it is not without limits.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_scripture.htm">The Role of Prophets and Scripture</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah were sent to guide and warn. Today, Scripture serves as our guide, and we must heed its warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_54_5_differ_from_matt_5_44.htm">Why does Psalm 54:5 predict exact retribution from God, when other biblical passages (e.g., Matthew 5:44) recommend praying for enemies instead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_god_know_jeremiah_pre-conception.htm">Jeremiah 1:5 - How can God claim to know Jeremiah before his conception in a way that defies scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets_to_mislead.htm">Jeremiah 5:31 - Why does God allow false prophets and corrupt priests to lead the people astray instead of intervening earlier to prevent deception?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or incline</span><br /><span class="heb">הִטּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṭ·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ears;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָזְנָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·zə·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשׁ֖וּב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their wickedness</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā·‘ā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or stop</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burning incense</span><br /><span class="heb">קַטֵּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(qaṭ·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:5 But they didn't listen nor inclined their (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>