But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto othergods.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile