Jeremiah 17:23

Jeremiah 17:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
• New Living Translation (NLT)but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.

Context of Jeremiah 17:23

21Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. 22And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction. 24"'But if you listen to me, declares the Lord, and bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, 25then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever.

Jeremiah 17:23 word by word

וְלֹ֣א שָֽׁמְע֔וּ וְלֹ֥א הִטּ֖וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֑ם וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׁמ֔וֹעַ וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י קַ֥חַת מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But they obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• not, neither inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• their earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• but made their neckעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• stiffקָשָׁהqâshâh · to hardenH7185
• nor receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:23

• Jeremiah 7:24But 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.
• Jeremiah 11:10They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers.
• Jeremiah 16:11then you shall say to them: 'Because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the Lord, and have gone after other gods and have served and worshiped them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law,
• Jeremiah 19:15"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words."
• Isaiah 48:4Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,
• Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
• Acts 7:51"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
• Proverbs 29:1He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
• Jeremiah 6:8Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land."
• Jeremiah 32:33They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.
• Jeremiah 35:15I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me.
• Psalms 50:17For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
• Proverbs 1:3to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
• Proverbs 5:12and you say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
• Proverbs 8:10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 This prophecy on the observance of the Sabbath, is the first of a series of short predictions. arranged probably in chronological order among themselves, but in other respects independent of one another. Its tone is mild, and dissuasive rather of future neglect than condemnatory of past misconduct; and it may be assigned to the commencement of Jehoiakim‘s reign. Its similarity to the prophecy contained in Jeremiah 22:1-5 makes it probable…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 The prophet was to lay before the rulers and the people of Judah, the command to keep holy the sabbath day. Let them strictly observe the fourth command. If they obeyed this word, their prosperity should be restored. It is a day of rest, and must not be made a day of labour, unless in cases of necessity. Take heed, watch against the profanation of the sabbath. Let not the soul be burdened with the cares of this world on sabbath days. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23they...would not listen or receive My discipline: The people likely thought observing the Sabbath was too costly, so they ignored or overlooked its rules.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2719-27. Delivered in the reign of Jehoiakim, who undid the good effected by Josiah's reformation, especially as to the observance of the Sabbath [Eichorn]. gate of ... children of ... people--The gate next the king's palace, called the gate of David, and the gate of the people, from its being the principal thoroughfare: now the Jaffa gate. It is probably the same as "the gate of the fountain" at the foot of Zion, near which were the king's garden and pool…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:23

• Impenitence
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Discontinue
• Hallow
• Hatch
• Salt
• Sit
• Jeremiah (2)
• Sabbath
• Stiff-Necked

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

• 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