Jeremiah 17:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Yet they did not listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּ
(sha·me·'u,)
8085: to heara prim. root
or inclineהִטּ֖וּ
(hit·tu)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
their ears,אָזְנָ֑ם
(a·ze·nam;)
241: an earfrom an unused word
but stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙
(vai·yak·shu)
7185: to be hard, severe or fiercea prim. root
their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם
(a·re·pam,)
6203: back of the neck, neckfrom an unused word
in order not to listen(שְׁמֹ֔ועַ
(she·mo·v·a',)
8085: to heara prim. root
or takeקַ֥חַת
(ka·chat)
3947: to takea prim. root
correction.מוּסָֽר׃
(mu·sar.)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar


















KJV Lexicon
But they obeyed
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not neither inclined
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
their ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
but made their neck
`oreph  (o-ref')
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) -- back (stiff-)neck(-ed).
stiff
qashah  (kaw-shaw')
to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
that they might not hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
nor receive
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
instruction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

King James Bible
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They wouldn't listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline.

International Standard Version
But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They were determined not to listen and not to accept instruction.

NET Bible
Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or to respond to any discipline.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your ancestors did not obey me or pay attention to me. They were impossible to deal with and would not listen or accept discipline.

King James 2000 Bible
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
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