Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:26–27
26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
27When you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.
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Jeremiah 7:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet they would not | וְל֤וֹא | wə·lō·w | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| to Me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| incline | הִטּ֖וּ | hiṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| their ear | אָזְנָ֑ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| but they stiffened | וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ | way·yaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7185 be hard, severe, fierce |
| their necks | עָרְפָּ֔ם | ‘ā·rə·pām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6203 back of neck, neck |
| did more evil | הֵרֵ֖עוּ | hê·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| than their fathers | מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
Jeremiah 7:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you tell | וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ | wə·ḏib·bar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| them | אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| things | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| they will not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | יִשְׁמְע֖וּ | yiš·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to you | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| When you call | וְקָרָ֥אתָ | wə·qā·rā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| they will not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| answer | יַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ | ya·‘ă·nū·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:26 Jeremiah 16:12 · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · Jeremiah 17:23 · Matthew 23:32 · Jeremiah 19:15 · Jeremiah 7:24
Jeremiah 7:27 Jeremiah 26:2 · Jeremiah 1:7 · Isaiah 65:12 · Zechariah 7:13 · Isaiah 50:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.