Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Read the Bible

English Standard Version

Jeremiah 44:5

But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Conversion;   Judgments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holiness of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Pathros;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Ear;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gods;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods.
Hebrew Names Version
But they didn't listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
King James Version
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
New American Standard Bible
'But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.
New Century Version
But they did not listen or pay attention. They did not stop doing evil things and burning incense to other gods.
Amplified Bible
'But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices and incense to other gods.
World English Bible
But they didn't listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But they would not heare nor incline their eare to turne from their wickednes, and to burne no more incense vnto other gods.
Legacy Standard Bible
But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods.
Berean Standard Bible
But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
Contemporary English Version
but they refused to listen and would not stop worshiping other gods.
Complete Jewish Bible
But they neither listened nor obeyed, so as to turn from their wickedness and stop offering to other gods.
Darby Translation
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Easy-to-Read Version
But they didn't listen to the prophets or pay attention to them. They didn't stop doing wicked things. They didn't stop making sacrifices to other gods.
George Lamsa Translation
But they did not hearken nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
Good News Translation
But you would not listen or pay any attention. You would not give up your evil practice of sacrificing to other gods.
Lexham English Bible
But they did not listen and they did not incline their ears to turn back from their wickedness, to not make smoke offerings to other gods.
Literal Translation
But they did not listen nor stretch their ear, to turn from their evil, not to burn incense to other gods.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But they wolde not folowe ner herke, to turne from their wickednes, and to do nomore sacrifice vnto straunge goddes.
American Standard Version
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Bible in Basic English
But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to forbear offering unto other gods.
King James Version (1611)
But they hearkened not, nor enclined their eare to turne from their wickednes, to burne no incense vnto other gods.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But they would not folowe nor hearken to turne from their wickednesse, & to do no more sacrifice vnto straunge gods.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the host of Pharao was come forth out of Egypt; and the Chaldeans heard the report of them, and they went up from Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei herden not, nether bowiden doun her eere, that thei schulen be conuertid fro her yuels, and schulden not make sacrifice to alien goddis.
Update Bible Version
But they didn't listen, nor incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
Webster's Bible Translation
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
New English Translation
But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.
New King James Version
But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
New Living Translation
But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods.
New Life Bible
But they did not listen and would not turn from their sinful ways. They would not stop burning special perfume to other gods.
New Revised Standard
But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their wickedness and make no offerings to other gods.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but they hearkened not neither inclined their ear, by turning from their wickedness, - so as not to burn incense to other gods.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to strange gods.
Revised Standard Version
But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their wickedness and burn no incense to other gods.
Young's Literal Translation
and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.

Contextual Overview

1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, 2 "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, 3 because of the evil that they committed, provoking me to anger, in that they went to make offerings and serve other gods that they knew not, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers. 4 Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, ‘Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!' 5 But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods. 6 Therefore my wrath and my anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became a waste and a desolation, as at this day. 7 And now thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and child, from the midst of Judah, leaving you no remnant? 8 Why do you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, making offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to live, so that you may be cut off and become a curse and a taunt among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have you forgotten the evil of your fathers, the evil of the kings of Judah, the evil of their wives, your own evil, and the evil of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 10 They have not humbled themselves even to this day, nor have they feared, nor walked in my law and my statutes that I set before you and before your fathers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Jeremiah 7:24, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Psalms 81:11-13, Isaiah 48:4, Isaiah 48:18, Zechariah 7:11, Zechariah 7:12, Revelation 2:21, Revelation 2:22

burn: Jeremiah 44:17-21, Jeremiah 19:13

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 24:19 - Yet he sent 2 Chronicles 33:10 - General 2 Chronicles 36:15 - the Lord Jeremiah 25:4 - rising Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 35:15 - Return Jeremiah 43:4 - obeyed Ezekiel 3:7 - Israel will Ezekiel 3:19 - if thou Daniel 9:6 - have we Zechariah 1:4 - unto Mark 12:3 - and sent Luke 20:10 - sent

Cross-References

Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.
Genesis 44:10
He said, "Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent."
Genesis 44:14
When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground.
Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"
Leviticus 19:26
"You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes.
1 Kings 20:33
Now the men were watching for a sign, and they quickly took it up from him and said, "Yes, your brother Ben-hadad." Then he said, "Go and bring him." Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
2 Kings 21:6
And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord , provoking him to anger.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,.... To the prophets sent unto them; to God by the prophets; to the words of his mouth, particularly to the above pathetic expostulation with them; at least, if they heard the words said, they did not attend unto them; they had not such an effect upon them, nor were they wrought upon by them, so as

to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods; to turn from their sins in general, and from their idolatry in particular; one instance of which is given, and which is put for the whole of idolatrous worship.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 44:5. But they hearkened not

1. They disregarded the authority of their God.

2. They were not moved by the entreaties of their most affectionate Father.

3. In abominations they delighted. And,

4. They loved that which God hated; and, apparently, because he hated it.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile