Jeremiah 7:24

Jeremiah 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
• New International Version (NIV)But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.

Context of Jeremiah 7:24

22for when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak with them or command them concerning burnt offering and sacrifice. 23However, I did give them this command: ‘Obey me, and then I will be your God, and you will be my people. Follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you.’ Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward. 25Since the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until today, I have sent all my servants the prophets to you time and time again. 26However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.

Jeremiah 7:24 word by word

וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹת בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע וַיִּהְי֥וּ לְאָח֖וֹר וְלֹ֥א לְפָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But they hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• not, nor inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• their earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• but walkedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in the counselsמוֹעֵצָהmô‛êtsâh · counselH4156
• in the imaginationשְׁרִירוּתsherîyrûth · stubbornnessH8307
• of their evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and went backwardאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• and not forwardפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:24

• Jeremiah 7:26However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.
• Jeremiah 11:7For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey me.’
• Exodus 32:7The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly.
• Nehemiah 9:16But our ancestors acted arrogantly; they became stiff-necked and did not listen to your commands.
• Psalms 81:11“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel did not obey me.
• Psalms 106:7Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea — the Red Sea.
• Ezekiel 20:8“‘But they rebelled against me and were unwilling to listen to me. None of them threw away the abhorrent things that they prized, and they did not abandon the idols of Egypt. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them, exhausting my anger against them within the land of Egypt.
• Jeremiah 23:17They keep on saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”
• Deuteronomy 29:19When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt, thinking, ‘I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.
• Jeremiah 3:17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Lord’s Throne, and all the nations will be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord in Jerusalem. They will cease to follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
• Jeremiah 2:27say to a tree, “You are my father,” and to a stone, “You gave birth to me.” For they have turned their back to me and not their face, yet in their time of disaster they beg, “Rise up and save us!”
• Jeremiah 8:5Why have these people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of deceit; they refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 32:33They 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.
• Nehemiah 9:29You warned them to turn back to your law, but they acted arrogantly and would not obey your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, which a person will live by if he does them. They stubbornly resisted, stiffened their necks, and would not obey.
• Hosea 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the Lord now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Imagination - Better, as in the margin. And went backward - literally, as in the margin; i. e., they turned their back upon Me to follow their own devices.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26Throughout their history, the Israelites ignored the messages from the Lord's prophets (2 Chronicles 36:15; Mark 12:1015010).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. hearkened not--They did not give even a partial hearing to Me (Psa 81:11, 12). imagination--rather, as Margin, "the stubbornness." backward, &c.--(Jr 2:27; 32:33; Ho 4:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 7:24

• Backsliders
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• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Self-Will
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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• Mirth
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• Forward; Forwardness
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings