Jeremiah Chapter 11 verse 8 Holy Bible
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
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But they gave no attention and did not give ear, but they went on, every man in the pride of his evil heart: so I sent on them all the curses in this agreement, which I gave them orders to keep, but they did not.
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But they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, but have walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart; and I have brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do, and they have not done.
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Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.
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Yet they didn't obey, nor turn their ear, but walked everyone in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they didn't do them.
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And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they walk each in the stubbornness of their evil heart, And I bring on them all the words of this covenant, That I commanded to do, and they did not.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Imagination.--Better, as before (Jeremiah 3:17), stubbornness.Therefore I will bring upon them.--Better, I have brought upon them. The words contain not a direct prediction, but an appeal to the experience of the past as in itself foreshadowing the future.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewYet they wouldוְלֹ֤א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nonotוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noobeyשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (šā·mə·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyor inclineהִטּ֣וּ (hiṭ·ṭū)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bendtheir ears,אָזְנָ֔ם (’ā·zə·nām)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 241: Broadness, the earbut each oneאִ֕ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personfollowedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkthe stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת (biš·rî·rūṯ)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 8307: Firmness, stubbornnessof his evilהָרָ֑ע (hā·rā‘)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilheart.לִבָּ֣ם (lib·bām)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centreSo I broughtוָאָבִ֨יא (wā·’ā·ḇî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goonעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthem allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe cursesדִּבְרֵ֧י (diḇ·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeof thisהַזֹּ֛את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, covenantהַבְּרִית־ (hab·bə·rîṯ-)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 1285: A covenantI commandedצִוִּ֥יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî)Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, orderthem to followעָשֽׂוּ׃ (‘ā·śū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makebut they did not keep.’”לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6213: To do, makeJump to PreviousAgreement Attention Commanded Covenant Curses Ear Evil Follow Followed Hearkened Heart Hearts Imagination Incline Inclined Instead Obey Obeyed Pay Pride Stubbornness Turn Walk Walked Words