23but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.


In Context

20 and say unto them, Hear the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates;

21 thus saith Jehovah: Take heed to your souls, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, and bring nothing in through the gates of Jerusalem;

22 and carry forth no burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do any work; but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers,

23 but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith Jehovah, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, and to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

25 then shall there enter in, through the gates of this city, kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited for ever.

Jeremiah 17:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:23Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:23But they did not hear, nor incline their ear: but hardened their neck, that they might not hear me, and might not receive instruction.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:23But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:23But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23But they didn't listen, neither turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.