Jeremiah 7:26

26 But they didn't listen to me or pay attention; they were stubborn and did more harm than their ancestors.

Jeremiah 7:26 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 7:26

Yet they hearkened not unto me
Speaking by the prophets: nor inclined their ear;
to what was said to them; would not listen to it, and much less obey what was commanded them: but hardened their neck;
and so became stiffnecked, and would not submit to bear the yoke of the law: they did worse than their fathers;
every generation grew more and more wicked, and went on to be so until the measure of their iniquity was filled up; hence it follows:

Jeremiah 7:26 In-Context

24 But they didn't listen or pay attention. They followed their willful and evil hearts and went backward rather than forward.

25 From the moment your ancestors left the land of Egypt to this day, I have sent you all my servants the prophets—day after day.

26 But they didn't listen to me or pay attention; they were stubborn and did more harm than their ancestors.

27 When you tell them all this, they won't listen to you. When you call to them, they won't respond.

28 Therefore, say to them: This nation neither obeys the LORD its God nor accepts correction; truth has disappeared; it has vanished from their lips.