Proverbs 1:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Becauseיַ֣עַן
(ya·'an)
3282: on account of, becausefrom anah
I calledקָ֭רָאתִי
(ka·ra·ti)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
and you refused,וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ
(vat·te·ma·'e·nu;)
3985: to refusea prim. root
I stretchedנָטִ֥יתִי
(na·ti·ti)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
out my handיָ֝דִ֗י
(ya·di)
3027: handa prim. root
and no oneוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
paid attention;מַקְשִֽׁיב׃
(mak·shiv.)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Because I have called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
and ye refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
I have stretched out
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.
my hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and no man regarded
qashab  (kaw-shab')
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;

King James Bible
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention,

International Standard Version
"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention—

NET Bible
However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For I have cried, and you have not believed, and I have lifted my voice and you have not listened.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I called, and you refused to listen. I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.

King James 2000 Bible
Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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