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Jeremiah 11:8

Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”

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ASV

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.

KJV

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

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וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'Uthey listenedH8085 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הִטּ֣וּhi.Tuthey inclinedH5186 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.Namear theirH241 →
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.Khuand they walkedH1980 →
אִ֕ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתbish.ri.Rutin [the] stubbornness ofH8307 →
לִבָּ֣םli.Bamown heart theirH3820 →
הָרָ֑עha.Ra'<the> evilH7451 →
וָאָבִ֨יאva.'a.Vi'and I broughtH935 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
דִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697 →
הַבְּרִית־ha.be.rit-the covenantH1285 →
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
צִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI commandedH6680 →
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
עָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.Suthey didH6213 →

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Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.Jeremiah 7:24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.Jeremiah 7:26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.Jeremiah 35:15Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.Jeremiah 3:17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.Jeremiah 35:17Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”Nehemiah 9:29You 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.Deuteronomy 32:20–26He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.Leviticus 26:14–46If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,Deuteronomy 28:15–68If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.Jeremiah 9:13–14And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.Deuteronomy 30:17–19But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,Deuteronomy 29:21–24and single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.Nehemiah 9:26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.Deuteronomy 31:17–18On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’Jeremiah 6:16–17This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

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