Jeremiah 7:26

26 "Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but ¹stiffened their neck; they ²did more evil than their fathers.

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 "Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.

25 "Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them.

26 "Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.

27 "You shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.

28 "You shall say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 9:16; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15
• 2. Jeremiah 16:12; Matthew 23:32