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 Living Translation (NLT)“But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.

Context of Jeremiah 7:24

22For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. 23But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ 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. 25Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have even sent to you all My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. 26Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

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 7:26Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.
• Jeremiah 11:7For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.”
• Exodus 32:7And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
• Nehemiah 9:16“But they and our fathers acted proudly, Hardened their necks, And did not heed Your commandments.
• Psalms 81:11“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
• Psalms 106:7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
• Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’
• Jeremiah 23:17They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 29:19and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’—as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.
• Jeremiah 3:17“At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.
• Jeremiah 2:27Saying 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. But in the time of their trouble They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’
• Jeremiah 8:5Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 32:33And 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.
• Nehemiah 9:29And testified against them, That You might bring them back to Your law. Yet they acted proudly, And did not heed Your commandments, But sinned against Your judgments, ‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’ And they shrugged their shoulders, Stiffened their necks, And would not hear.
• Hosea 4:16“For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the Lord will let them forage Like a lamb in open country.

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
• Condescension of God
• God Continued...
• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Self-Will
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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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