Jeremiah 32:33

Christian Standard Bible ®

They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They have turned to me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

King James Version
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

English Standard Version
They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.

New American Standard Bible
"They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline.

New Century Version
They turned their backs to me, not their faces. I tried to teach them again and again, but they wouldn't listen or learn.

Amplified Bible
"They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them repeatedly, yet they would not listen and receive instruction.

World English Bible
They have turned to me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they haue turned vnto me the backe and not the face: though I taught them rising vp earely, and instructing them, yet they were not obedient to receiue doctrine,

Legacy Standard Bible
And they have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching, they would not listen and receive discipline.

Berean Standard Bible
They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

Complete Jewish Bible
They have turned their backs on me, not their faces; and although I taught them, taught them frequently, they have not listened so as to receive instruction.

Darby Translation
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face; and though I taught them, rising early and teaching, they hearkened not to receive instruction.

Easy-to-Read Version
"They should have come to me for help, but they turned their backs to me. I tried to teach them again and again, but they would not listen to me. I tried to correct them, but they would not listen.

George Lamsa Translation
And they have turned to me their backs and not their faces; though I have taught them, warning them in advance, yet they would not listen to receive instruction.

Good News Translation
They turned their backs on me; and though I kept on teaching them, they would not listen and learn.

Lexham English Bible
And they have turned to me their backs and not their faces, though I have taught them over and over again, but they were not listening to accept discipline.

Literal Translation
And they have turned the back to Me, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When I stode vp early, and taught them and instructe them, they turned their backes to me, and not their faces.

American Standard Version
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

Bible in Basic English
And they have been turning their backs and not their faces to me: and though I was their teacher, getting up early and teaching them, their ears were not open to teaching.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they have turned unto Me the back, and not the face; and though I taught them, teaching them betimes and often, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

King James Version (1611)
And they haue turned vnto mee the backe, and not the face, though I taught them rising vp early, and teaching them, yet they haue not hearkened to receiue instruction,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When I stoode vp early and taught them, and instructed them, they turned their backes to me, and not their faces,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the slain of the Lord shall be in the day of the Lord from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth: they shall not be buried; they shall be as dung on the face of the earth.

English Revised Version
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei turneden to me the backis, and not the faces, whanne Y tauyte, and enformede hem erli; and thei nolden here, that thei schulden take techyng.

Update Bible Version
And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they haven't listened to receive instruction.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising early and teaching [them], yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

New English Translation
They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

New King James Version
And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

New Living Translation
My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

New Life Bible
They have turned their back to Me, and not their face. I taught them again and again, but they would not listen and learn.

New Revised Standard
They have turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I have taught them persistently, they would not listen and accept correction.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus have they turned unto me the back, and not the face, - Though I instructed them, betimes, instructing them, Yet have they not been hearkening, to receive correction;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces: when I taught them early in the morning, and instructed them, and they would not hearken to receive instruction.

Revised Standard Version
They have turned to me their back and not their face; and though I have taught them persistently they have not listened to receive instruction.

Young's Literal Translation
And they turn unto Me the neck, and not the face, and teaching them, rising early and teaching, and they are not hearkening to accept instruction.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction.

Contextual Overview

²⁶The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ²⁷“Look, I am the Lord, the God over every creature. Is anything too difficult for me? ²⁸Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the Chaldeans, to Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar, and he will capture it. ²⁹The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come and set this city on fire. They will burn it, including the houses where incense has been burned to Baal on their rooftops and where drink offerings have been poured out to other gods to anger me. ³⁰From their youth, the Israelites and Judeans have done nothing but what is evil in my sight! They have done nothing but anger me by the work of their hands”—this is the Lord’s declaration— ³¹“for this city has caused my wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. I will therefore remove it from my presence ³²because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to anger me—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. ³³They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline. ³⁴They have placed their abhorrent things in the house that bears my name and have defiled it. ³⁵They have built the high places of Baal in Ben Hinnom Valley to sacrifice their sons and daughters in the fire to Molech—something I had not commanded them. I had never entertained the thought that they do this detestable act causing Judah to sin!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

turned: Jeremiah 2:27, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 18:17, Ezekiel 8:16, Hosea 11:2, Zechariah 7:11

back: Heb. neck

rising: Jeremiah 7:13, Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah 25:4, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 35:15, Jeremiah 44:4, 2 Chronicles 36:15, 2 Chronicles 36:16, John 8:2

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 6:8 - Be thou Jeremiah 7:28 - correction Jeremiah 17:23 - nor Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 35:13 - Will Jeremiah 35:14 - rising Jeremiah 35:17 - because Ezekiel 23:35 - Because Daniel 9:6 - have we Zephaniah 3:2 - correction Mark 10:1 - he taught

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face,.... When he reproved them for their sins; called them to repentance; instructed them in their duty; and warned them of the dangers they exposed themselves to; instead of turning the face to him, as scholars to their masters, and as subjects to their prince, to listen to what was said to them; they turned their backs or necks, the hinder part of them; expressive of contempt, and showing great rudeness and irreverence:

though I taught them, rising up early, and teaching [them]; by his prophets, as the Targum; whom he sent to them early in the morning; or in the early time of their life; or when they first began to practise idolatry; so careful was the Lord of them; so diligent to instruct them, and prevent their ruin:

yet have not hearkened, to receive instruction; or "correction" i; so as to repent of their sins, reform and amend; see Jeremiah 7:13.

i מוסר "disciplinam", Cocceius; i.e. "correctionem", Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The answer is divided into two parts;

(a) Jeremiah 32:26-35, the sins of Judah are shown to be the cause of her punishment:

(b) Jeremiah 32:36-44, this punishment was not for Judah’s destruction, but for her amendment.

Jeremiah 32:28

I will give - Or, I am giving.

Jeremiah 32:30

From their youth - God’s mighty deeds for Israel began in Egypt Jeremiah 32:20, and so did Israel’s sin.

Jeremiah 32:34, Jeremiah 32:35

These verses are repeated from Jeremiah 7:30-31, but with two important variations. Baal is put for Tophet, and to Molech instead of in the fire. Molech the king and Baal the lord are different names of the sun-god, but in altered relations. Molech is the sun as the mighty fire, which in passing through the signs of the Zodiac burns up its own children. It is an old Canaanite worship, carried by the Phoenicians to all their colonies, and firmly established in Palestine at the time when the Israelites conquered the country.

Jeremiah 32:39

One heart, and one way - Compare Jeremiah 3:13. Under the new covenant they will with one consent walk in the one narrow path of right-doing Matthew 7:14. Forever, i. e., every day, constantly.

Jeremiah 32:40

God’s new covenant Jeremiah 31:31 is on God’s side, I will not turn away from them to do them good, i. e., I will never cease from doing them good. On their side, I will put My fear in their hearts that they depart not from Me. In these two conditions consists the certainty of the eternal duration of the covenant Matthew 28:20.

Jeremiah 32:41

Assuredly - literally, in truth, i. e., in verity, in reality. It refers to God’s firm purpose, rather than to the safety and security of the people. The new covenant is one of grace, indicated by God’s rejoicing over His people, and “planting them with His whole heart.”

Jeremiah 32:43

Fields - literally, The field, the open unenclosed country Jeremiah 4:17. In Jeremiah 32:44 fields refers to the several portions of it which belonged to individuals, and of which the boundaries were shown by landmarks.

Jeremiah 32:44

Subscribe evidences - See Jeremiah 32:10. In order to bring the certainty of the return from exile more vividly before the mind, the prophet enumerates the several subdivisions of the territory of the kings of Judah.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 32:33. Though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them] From the frequent reference to this, we may naturally conclude that morning preaching prevailed much in Judea.