Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears. New Living Translation “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. English Standard Version But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. Berean Standard Bible But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up 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. New King James Version “But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. New American Standard Bible But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and plugged their ears from hearing. NASB 1995 “But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing. NASB 1977 “But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing. Legacy Standard Bible But they refused to give heed and turned a stubborn shoulder and dulled their ears from hearing. Amplified Bible But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears. Christian Standard Bible But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could 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. American Standard Version But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they chose not to listen to me and they made their shoulder rebellious and their ears they plugged that they would not hear Brenton Septuagint Translation But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear. Douay-Rheims Bible But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear. English Revised Version But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should 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. Good News Translation "But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds International Standard Version But they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped listening. JPS Tanakh 1917 But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. Literal Standard Version And they refuse to attend, | And they give a stubborn shoulder, | And their ears are made heavy against hearing. Majority Standard Bible But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. New American Bible But they refused to listen; they stubbornly turned their backs and stopped their ears so as not to hear. NET Bible "But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear. New Revised Standard Version But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear. New Heart English Bible But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. Webster's Bible Translation But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. World English Bible But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. Young's Literal Translation And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Justice and Mercy…10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ 11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. 12They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.… Cross References Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.' Nehemiah 9:29 You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. Psalm 58:4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, Proverbs 1:24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, Isaiah 46:12 Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness: Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. Jeremiah 5:21 "Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Treasury of Scripture But they refused to listen, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. they refused. Zechariah 1:4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. Exodus 10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 Kings 17:13-15 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets… pulled away the shoulder. Nehemiah 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. Jeremiah 8:5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. Hosea 4:16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. stopped. Psalm 58:4,5 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; … Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Acts 7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, Jump to Previous Attend Attention Backs Ears Hear Hearing Hearken Heavy Pay Pulled Rebellious Refractory Refuse Refused Shoulder Stopped Stopping Stubborn Stubbornly Turned Turning WithdrewJump to Next Attend Attention Backs Ears Hear Hearing Hearken Heavy Pay Pulled Rebellious Refractory Refuse Refused Shoulder Stopped Stopping Stubborn Stubbornly Turned Turning WithdrewZechariah 7 1. The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.4. Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting. 8. Sin the cause of their captivity. Verse 11. - Pulled away the shoulder; they gave a stubborn, refractory shoulder, like an ox which refuses to have the yoke put on his neck, or draws hack when it feels the weight (Nehemiah 9:29; Hosea 4:16). Stopped their ears. Made their ears heavy. Τὰ ω΅τα αὐτῶν ἐβάρυναν (Septuagint); Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 59:1. Three degrees of obduracy are named in this verse: they refused to listen; they resisted the warners; they exhibited open contempt for them. The full climax is given in the next verse. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (way·mā·’ă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3985: To refuse to pay attention לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב (lə·haq·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken and turned וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set a stubborn סֹרָ֑רֶת (sō·rā·reṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5637: To turn away, be refractory shoulder; כָתֵ֖ף (ḵā·ṯêp̄) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything they stopped up הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ (hiḵ·bî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome their ears וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·’ā·zə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear from hearing. מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃ (miš·šə·mō·w·a‘) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently Links Zechariah 7:11 NIVZechariah 7:11 NLT Zechariah 7:11 ESV Zechariah 7:11 NASB Zechariah 7:11 KJV Zechariah 7:11 BibleApps.com Zechariah 7:11 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 7:11 Chinese Bible Zechariah 7:11 French Bible Zechariah 7:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to listen and turned (Zech. 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