But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.
Jeremiah 44:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they did not listen and obey or submit and consent to turn from their wickedness and burn no incense to other gods. American Standard Version (1901) But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. Common English Bible But they wouldn’t listen or pay attention or turn from their evil ways. They continued making offerings to other gods. Catholic Public Domain Version But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear, so that they would convert from their evil, and so that they would not sacrifice to strange gods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they heard not nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways and not to sacrifice to strange gods. |
But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.
You were patient with them for many years, and your Spirit warned them through your prophets, but they would not listen. Therefore, you handed them over to the surrounding peoples.
If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze,
They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant which I made with their ancestors.
Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, Judah, and the altars you have set up to Shame , #– #altars to burn incense to Baal #– #as numerous as the streets of Jerusalem.
‘The Lord of Armies who planted you has decreed disaster against you, because of the disaster the house of Israel and the house of Judah brought on themselves when they angered me by burning incense to Baal.’
Yet they would not obey or pay attention; each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant, because they had not done what I commanded them to do.’
These evil people, who refuse to listen to me, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who have followed other gods to serve and bow in worship #– #they will be like this underwear, of no use at all.
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become impure like that place Topheth #– #all the houses on whose rooftops they have burned incense to all the stars in the sky and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’
So Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the armies, and all the people failed to obey the Lord’s command to stay in the land of Judah.
Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention, but followed their own advice and their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backwards and not forwards.
We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.
Israel called to the Egyptians even as Israel was leaving them. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.