Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:24
24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet they did not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| or | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| incline | הִטּ֣וּ | hiṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| their ear | אָזְנָ֔ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| but they followed | וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the stubborn | בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת | biš·ri·rūṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8307 firmness |
| inclinations | בְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹת | bə·mō·‘ê·ṣō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H4156 counsel, plan, principle, device |
| of their own evil | הָרָ֑ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| hearts | לִבָּ֣ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| They went | וַיִּהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| backward | לְאָח֖וֹר | lə·’ā·ḥō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H268 the hinder side, back part |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| forward | לְפָנִֽים׃ | lə·p̄ā·nîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 81:11–12 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Jeremiah 7:26 · Jeremiah 8:5 · Jeremiah 32:33 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Jeremiah 11:7–8 · Hosea 4:16 · Nehemiah 9:29 · Jeremiah 15:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.