Jeremiah 44:5
 Jeremiah 44:5 
New International Version (©2011)
But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods.

English Standard Version (©2001)
But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods.

International Standard Version (©2012)
But they didn't listen or pay attention by turning from their wickedness and not offering sacrifices to other gods.

NET Bible (©2006)
But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But you wouldn't listen or pay attention. You wouldn't turn from your wicked ways and wouldn't stop burning incense as an offering to other gods.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

American King James Version
But they listened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.

American Standard Version
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to strange gods.

Darby Bible Translation
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

English Revised Version
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Webster's Bible Translation
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.

World English Bible
But they didn't listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

44:1-14 God reminds the Jews of the sins that brought desolations upon Judah. It becomes us to warn men of the danger of sin with all seriousness: Oh, do not do it! If you love God, do not, for it is provoking to him; if you love your own souls, do not, for it is destructive to them. Let conscience do this for us in the hour of temptation. The Jews whom God sent into the land of the Chaldeans, were there, by the power of God's grace, weaned from idolatry; but those who went by their own perverse will into the land of the Egyptians, were there more attached than ever to their idolatries. When we thrust ourselves without cause or call into places of temptation, it is just with God to leave us to ourselves. If we walk contrary to God, he will walk contrary to us. The most awful miseries to which men are exposed, are occasioned by the neglect of offered salvation.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,.... To the prophets sent unto them; to God by the prophets; to the words of his mouth, particularly to the above pathetic expostulation with them; at least, if they heard the words said, they did not attend unto them; they had not such an effect upon them, nor were they wrought upon by them, so as

to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods; to turn from their sins in general, and from their idolatry in particular; one instance of which is given, and which is put for the whole of idolatrous worship.


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Judgment on the Jews in Egypt
4However, I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 5But they listened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. 6Why my fury and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day. …

Jeremiah 11:8 But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts. So I brought on them all the curses of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.'"
Jeremiah 11:10 They have returned to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant I made with their ancestors.
Jeremiah 13:10 These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt--completely useless!
Jeremiah 43:4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the LORD's command to stay in the land of Judah.
Daniel 9:6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.