Zechariah 7:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ
(vay·ma·'a·nu)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to pay attentionלְהַקְשִׁ֔יב
(le·hak·shiv,)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
and turnedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ
(vai·yit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
a stubbornסֹרָ֑רֶת
(so·ra·ret;)
5637: stubborn or rebelliousa prim. root.
shoulderכָתֵ֖ף
(cha·tef)
3802: shoulder, shoulder blade, sideof uncertain derivation
and stoppedהִכְבִּ֥ידוּ
(hich·bi·du)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם
(ve·'a·ze·nei·hem)
241: an earfrom an unused word
from hearing.מִשְּׁמֹֽועַ׃
(mi·she·mo·v·a'.)
8085: to heara prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But they refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to hearken
qashab  (kaw-shab')
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
and pulled away
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
carar  (saw-rar')
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory -- away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew.
the shoulder
katheph  (kaw-thafe')
arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
and stopped
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
their ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
that they should not hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.

King James Bible
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

International Standard Version
But they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped listening.

NET Bible
"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn't hear.

King James 2000 Bible
But they refused to hearken, and shrugged the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
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