Jeremiah 17:23
And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.This verse in the real world
In what words
- קָשָׁהqâshâhproperly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
- עֹרֶףʻôrephthe nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- נָטָהnâṭâhto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 29:1, Act 7:51, Jer 19:15, Jer 7:24–26, Jer 11:10, Zep 3:7, Zec 7:11–12, Isa 48:4