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They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did evil more than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen to Me <i>and</i> obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but stiffened their neck; they did more evil <i>and</i> behaved worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they wouldn&#8217t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you have ignored me and become even more stubborn and sinful than your ancestors ever were! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But you didn't obey me or pay attention to me. You became impossible to deal with, and you were worse than your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yet no one listened or paid any attention. Instead, you became more stubborn and rebellious than your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But they didn't listen to me, and they didn't pay attention. They stiffened their necks, and they did more evil than their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />yet they did not listen to me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet they hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet they didn’t listen to me or incline their ear, but made their neck stiff. They did worse than their fathers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have not listened to Me, "" Nor inclined their ear—and they harden their neck, "" They have done evil above their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they heard not to me and they inclined not their ear, and they will harden their neck: they did evil above their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they have not hearkened to me: nor inclined their ear: but have hardened their neck, and have done worse than their fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they have not listened to me, nor have they inclined their ear. Instead, they have stiffened their neck, and they have behaved worse than their fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet they have not listened to me nor have they paid attention; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />yet they did not listen to me, or pay attention, but they stiffened their necks. They did worse than their ancestors did.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I sent them in advance to warn them; but they did not listen nor incline their ear toward me, but hardened their necks more than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not hear, and they did not incline their ears to me, and they hardened their necks more than their fathers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />yet they hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff; they did worse than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />but they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed; and they made their neck harder than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-26.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=2346" 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/7.htm">Judah's Idolatry Persists</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>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. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō·w (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/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me</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.">or</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.">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/7489.htm" title="7489: hê·rê·‘ū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">and did more evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">than their fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.…<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="/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="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<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="/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="/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="/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="/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_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="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></span><br />The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-48</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></span><br />Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Jeremiah 44:4-5</a></span><br />Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ / 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="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Matthew 21:34-36</a></span><br />When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet they listened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.</p><p class="hdg">they hearkened.</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="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17</a></b></br> Also I set watchmen over you, <i>saying</i>, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></b></br> Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded <i>them</i> to do; but they did <i>them</i> not.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></b></br> Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a></b></br> Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers <i>were, but</i> yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.</p><p class="hdg">they did.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Jeremiah 16:12</a></b></br> And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38</a></b></br> But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a></b></br> Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Note</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Stiffened</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/romans/9-18.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Note</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Stiff</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Stiffened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">He rejects their vain confidence,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">by the example of Shiloh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">He threatens them for their idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">and the judgments for the same.</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 Old Testament, God repeatedly sent prophets to guide His people, but they often ignored His messages (<a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a>). This refusal to listen is a recurring theme, illustrating the spiritual stubbornness of Israel. The phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's word, a principle emphasized in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's adherence to God's commands.<p><b>or incline their ear</b><br>The imagery of inclining the ear suggests a deliberate act of attentiveness and willingness to understand. In the ancient Near Eastern context, listening was not just hearing words but also acting upon them. <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Proverbs 2:2</a> uses similar language to describe the pursuit of wisdom. The Israelites' failure to incline their ear signifies a deeper spiritual apathy and resistance to divine instruction.<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 rebellion against God (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>). In an agrarian society, a stiff-necked animal would resist the guidance of its master, symbolizing Israel's refusal to submit to God's authority. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of human rebellion, beginning with Adam and Eve's disobedience in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>.<p><b>and did more evil than their fathers</b><br>This statement indicates a generational decline in faithfulness and morality. The comparison to their fathers suggests a worsening condition, as each generation strayed further from God's covenant. This pattern of increasing sinfulness is seen throughout the history of Israel, leading to the eventual exile. It serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God, as seen in the cycles of sin and redemption in the Book of Judges.<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 his deep emotional connection to his people and his unwavering commitment to God's message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. Jeremiah's prophecies were primarily directed toward this kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a></b><br>Refers to the ancestors of the people of Judah, who had also disobeyed God. The current generation was being compared unfavorably to them, indicating a worsening spiritual condition.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stiffened_necks.htm">Stiffened Necks</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe the stubbornness and rebellion of the people. In Hebrew, the term (qashah) conveys the idea of being hard or difficult, often used to describe obstinacy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_warnings.htm">God's Warnings</a></b><br>The repeated messages and warnings given by God through His prophets, urging the people to repent and return to Him. Despite these warnings, the people continued in their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_stubbornness.htm">The Danger of Stubbornness</a></b><br>Stubbornness against God's will leads to spiritual decline and judgment. We must remain open and responsive to God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_sin.htm">Generational Sin</a></b><br>Each generation is responsible for its own actions. We must learn from the past and strive to break cycles of disobedience.<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 is crucial. We should incline our ears and hearts to His teachings and be willing to change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>God continually calls His people to repentance. We should regularly examine our lives and turn back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_leaders.htm">The Role of Prophets and Leaders</a></b><br>God uses leaders to guide and warn His people. We should respect and heed the messages of those who speak God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_punish_all_edom_in_ezekiel_35.htm">Why would a just God, as portrayed in Ezekiel 35, enact collective punishment on entire generations of Edom?</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/does_jer._16_10-12_contradict_deut._24_16.htm">Jeremiah 16:10-12 implies children are punished for ancestors' sins--does this contradict Deuteronomy 24:16, where each person is held responsible only for their own sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_44_2-6_blame_idols.htm">Why does Jeremiah in 44:2-6 attribute Jerusalem's fall solely to idol worship, while other passages cite Babylon's unstoppable conquest?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Worse than their fathers.</span>--The rapid survey of the past makes it doubtful whether the comparison is made between the generations that came out of Egypt and their immediate followers, or between those followers and their successors. Probably the general thought was that the whole history of Israel had been one of progressive deterioration, reaching its climax in the generation in which Jeremiah lived. His words find a striking parallel in the complaint of the Roman historian (Livy, <span class= "ital">Praef</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>or of the poet :--<p>"'ta<span class= "ital">s </span>parentum, pejor avis, tulit<p>Nos nequiores."--Hor., <span class= "ital">Od. iii.</span> 6.<p>"Our fathers' age, more stained with crime<p>Than were their sires in older time,<p>Has brought us forth a later race<p>Yet more iniquitous and base."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-26.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">וְל֤וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō·w)</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">שָׁמְעוּ֙</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">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</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">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] did more evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵרֵ֖עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·rê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than their fathers.’</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they didn't listen to me (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:27" /></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>