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They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks so as not to listen or accept discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or receive discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen <i>and</i> obey <i>and</i> control their behavior; but they were stiff-necked in order not to hear and take instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They wouldn&#8217t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your ancestors did not obey me or pay attention to me. They were impossible to deal with and would not listen or accept discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their ancestors did not listen to me or pay any attention. Instead, they became stubborn; they would not obey me or learn from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They were determined not to listen and not to accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or to respond to any discipline.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen, neither turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have not listened nor inclined their ear, "" And they stiffen their neck not to hear, "" And not to receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they heard not, and they inclined not their ear, and they will harden their neck not to hear, and not to receive instruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they did not hear, nor incline their ear: but hardened their neck, that they might not hear me, and might not receive instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear. Instead, they hardened their neck, lest they listen to me and receive discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />though they did not listen or give ear, but stiffened their necks so they could not hear or take correction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear; they stiffened their necks and would not hear or receive instruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But they did not obey, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck that they, might not hear nor receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not hear, and they did not incline their ears to hear, and they stiffened their neck that they would not listen, and they would not receive instruction<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they hearkened not, and inclined not their ear, but stiffened their neck more than their fathers <i>did</i>, so as not to hear me, and not to receive correction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/17-23.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=5242" 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/17.htm">The Sabbath Renewed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. <span class="reftext">23</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.">Yet they would 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/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."></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 ear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7185.htm" title="7185: way·yaq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be hard, severe or fierce. A primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. Tough or severe.">but they stiffened</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/6203.htm" title="6203: ‘ā·rə·pām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Back of the neck, neck. From araph; the nape or back of the neck; hence, the back generally.">their necks</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.">and would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mē·aʿ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: ū·lə·ḇil·tî (Conj-w, Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qa·ḥaṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">or receive</a> <a href="/hebrew/4148.htm" title="4148: mū·sār (N-ms) -- Discipline, chastening, correction. From yacar; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.">My discipline.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,…<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="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></span><br />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="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a></span><br />For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.<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="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27</a></span><br />For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></span><br />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="/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="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<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 3:7-8</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="/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="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />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.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.</p><p class="hdg">they obeyed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</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="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a></b></br> They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Jeremiah 16:11,12</a></b></br> Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; … </p><p class="hdg">made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></b></br> He, that being often reproved hardeneth <i>his</i> neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.</p><p class="hdg">nor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Jeremiah 6:8</a></b></br> Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Jeremiah 32:33</a></b></br> And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching <i>them</i>, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></b></br> I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending <i>them</i>, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-20.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-20.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Respond</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Stiffen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Stiffened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-19.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Respond</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Stiffen</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Stiffened</a> <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">The captivity of Judah for her sin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Trust in man is cursed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">in God is blessed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">The deceitful heart cannot deceive God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">The salvation of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-15.htm">The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-19.htm">He is sent to renew the covenant in hallowing the Sabbath.</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, God repeatedly calls His people to repentance, but they refuse to heed His warnings. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament, where Israel often turns away from God despite His continuous guidance and provision (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Judges 2:17</a>). The refusal to listen is a sign of spiritual rebellion and a hardened heart.<p><b>or incline their ear</b><br>The imagery of inclining the ear suggests an active effort to understand and obey. In ancient Near Eastern culture, listening was not merely hearing words but involved a commitment to act upon them. The failure to incline their ear indicates a deliberate choice to ignore God's commands, similar to the behavior of the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>).<p><b>but they stiffened their necks</b><br>This metaphor of a stiff neck is often used in the Bible to describe obstinacy and resistance to divine authority (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>). It evokes the image of an animal that refuses to be guided by its master. In a spiritual sense, it signifies a refusal to submit to God's will, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature.<p><b>and would not listen</b><br>The repetition of their refusal to listen emphasizes the depth of their rebellion. It underscores the seriousness of their sin and the reason for the impending judgment. This echoes the warnings given by other prophets, such as Isaiah, who also spoke of the people's unwillingness to hear God's word (<a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>).<p><b>or receive My discipline</b><br>Discipline here refers to God's corrective measures intended to bring His people back to righteousness. The refusal to accept discipline is a rejection of God's love and care, as discipline is a sign of His fatherly concern (<a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>, <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a>). This rejection ultimately leads to the consequences of their actions, as seen in the Babylonian exile. The call to receive discipline is also a call to repentance and restoration, which is a central message of the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by calls for repentance and warnings of impending judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often rebuked by God through prophets like Jeremiah for their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who communicates His will and discipline through His prophets, seeking the repentance and restoration of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The recipients of Jeremiah's message, characterized by their persistent disobedience and refusal to heed God's warnings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/stiff-necked.htm">Stiff-necked</a></b><br>A term used to describe the stubbornness and rebellious nature of the people, indicating their unwillingness to submit to God's authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_disobedience.htm">The Danger of Disobedience</a></b><br>Persistent disobedience leads to spiritual hardening, making it difficult to hear and respond to God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Actively listening to God's word and inclining our ears to His instruction is crucial for spiritual growth and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_stubbornness.htm">The Consequences of Stubbornness</a></b><br>A stiff-necked attitude can lead to missed opportunities for repentance and restoration, resulting in God's discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/receiving_god's_discipline.htm">Receiving God's Discipline</a></b><br>Embrace God's discipline as an expression of His love and a tool for refining our character and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God continually calls His people to turn from their ways and return to Him, offering forgiveness and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_circumcision.htm">What does the Bible say about circumcision?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_lam_3_31-33_with_ot_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Lamentations 3:31-33, where God claims not to afflict willingly, with the harsh judgments described throughout the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - This verse is modeled on <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26, 28</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/17-23.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">Yet they would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</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">שָֽׁמְע֔וּ</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">הִטּ֖וּ</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 ear,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָזְנָ֑ם</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">but they stiffened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7185.htm">Strong's 7185: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hard, severe or fierce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their necks</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרְפָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rə·pām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6203.htm">Strong's 6203: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nape, back of the neck, the back</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and would not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֣י</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">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֔וֹעַ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">or receive</span><br /><span class="heb">קַ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(qa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My discipline.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּסָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mū·sār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4148.htm">Strong's 4148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 17:23 But they didn't listen neither turn their (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/17-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 17:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 17:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/17-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 17:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 17:24" /></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>