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They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and plugged their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But they refused to give heed and turned a stubborn shoulder and dulled their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to listen <i>and</i> pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn't hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped listening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they refuse to attend, "" And they give a stubborn shoulder, "" And their ears are made heavy against hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will refuse to attend, and they will give a stubborn shoulder, and their ears they made heavy from hearing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they were not willing to pay attention, and they turned aside their shoulder to depart, and they pressed upon their ears, so that they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to listen; they stubbornly turned their backs and stopped their ears so as not to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But they refused to hearken, they rebelled and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they chose not to listen to me and they made their shoulder rebellious and their ears they plugged that they would not hear<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/7-11.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/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=963" 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/zechariah/7.htm">A Call to Justice and Mercy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: way·mā·’ă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">But they refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: lə·haq·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">to pay attention</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5637.htm" title="5637: sō·rā·reṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- Stubborn or rebellious. A primitive root; to turn away, i.e. be refractory.">a stubborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ḵā·ṯêp̄ (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">shoulder;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: hiḵ·bî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">they stopped up</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">their ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: miš·šə·mō·w·a‘ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">from hearing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>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.…<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="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></span><br />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.”<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="/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="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<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="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-7</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</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— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a></span><br />These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But they refused to listen, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.</p><p class="hdg">they refused.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4</a></b></br> Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and <i>from</i> your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-15</a></b></br> Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, <i>and by</i> all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments <i>and</i> my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets… </p><p class="hdg">pulled away the shoulder.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a></b></br> And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jeremiah 8:5</a></b></br> Why <i>then</i> is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a></b></br> For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.</p><p class="hdg">stopped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Psalm 58:4,5</a></b></br> Their poison <i>is</i> like the poison of a serpent: <i>they are</i> like the deaf adder <i>that</i> stoppeth her ear; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></b></br> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Acts 7:57</a></b></br> Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Refractory</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Stubbornly</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-22.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/romans/11-10.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/titus/2-9.htm">Refractory</a> <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/luke/15-5.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/matthew/20-32.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/mark/10-5.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Stubbornly</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/malachi/2-6.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/7-1.htm">The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/7-4.htm">Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/7-8.htm">Sin the cause of their captivity.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But they refused to pay attention</b><br>This phrase highlights the deliberate disobedience of the people. In the context of Zechariah, the Israelites had returned from exile and were being called to genuine repentance and obedience. Historically, this refusal to heed God's word was a recurring issue for Israel, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a>, where the people did not listen or incline their ear. This refusal is a heart issue, indicating a willful rejection of God's commands and a preference for their own ways.<p><b>and turned a stubborn shoulder;</b><br>The imagery of a "stubborn shoulder" suggests resistance and rebellion. In ancient Near Eastern culture, turning the shoulder was a metaphor for rejecting authority or instruction. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>, where Israel is described as a "stiff-necked people," indicating their persistent rebellion against God. The stubbornness here is not just physical but spiritual, showing a hardened heart against divine guidance.<p><b>they stopped up their ears from hearing.</b><br>This phrase indicates a conscious decision to ignore God's message. The act of stopping up ears is symbolic of a refusal to listen, akin to the behavior described in <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a>, where the people's hearts are calloused, and their ears are dull. This deliberate deafness to God's word is a serious spiritual condition, as faith comes from hearing the message of Christ (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>). The refusal to hear is a rejection of the opportunity for repentance and restoration, which God continually offers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet who ministered to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His messages often called for repentance and spiritual renewal.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had been exiled to Babylon but was now returning to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Zechariah's prophecy, who were being admonished for their disobedience and hard-heartedness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>The period when the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon, a significant event that shaped their identity and relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_return.htm">The Return</a></b><br>The period when the exiles returned to Judah, a time of rebuilding and spiritual reflection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_deafness.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Deafness</a></b><br>Ignoring God's voice leads to spiritual stagnation and separation from His will. We must cultivate a heart that is open and responsive to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_stubbornness.htm">The Consequences of Stubbornness</a></b><br>A stubborn heart can lead to missed opportunities for growth and blessing. We should strive to be pliable and teachable in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_active_listening.htm">The Importance of Active Listening</a></b><br>True listening involves more than hearing words; it requires understanding and acting upon God's instructions. We should practice active listening in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>Just as Zechariah called the people to repentance, we are called to examine our hearts and turn back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The collective disobedience of Judah serves as a reminder of the importance of community accountability in maintaining faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_30_9-11_show_god's_patience.htm">How does Isaiah 30:9-11 align with other biblical passages on God's patience when it represents the people as refusing to hear truth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_rely_on_human_compliance.htm">In Zechariah 7:12, the people are criticized for refusing to heed God's message; why would an omnipotent deity rely on human compliance for His plans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_history_show_foreigners_more_receptive.htm">In Ezekiel 3:6-7, why would God say foreign nations would be more receptive than Israel--does historical evidence support this claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_is_he_guilty.htm">(Exodus 11:9-10) If Pharaoh's heart was divinely hardened, how is he personally culpable for resisting the requests to free the Israelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Pulled away the shoulder;</span> <span class="accented">they gave a stubborn, refractory shoulder</span>, like an ox which refuses to have the yoke put on his neck, or draws hack when it feels the weight (<a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Stopped their ears</span>. Made their ears heavy. <span class="greek">Τὰ ω΅τα αὐτῶν ἐβάρυναν</span> (Septuagint); <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a>. Three degrees of obduracy are named in this verse: they refused to listen; they resisted the warners; they exhibited open contempt for them. The full climax is given in the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/7-11.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 refused</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·mā·’ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pay attention</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haq·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and turned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stubborn</span><br /><span class="heb">סֹרָ֑רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(sō·rā·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5637.htm">Strong's 5637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn away, be refractory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shoulder;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָתֵ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·ṯêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> </span><span class="str2">The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they stopped up</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiḵ·bî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | 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">from hearing.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šə·mō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to listen and turned (Zech. 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