Jeremiah 17:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָֽׁמְע֔וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִטּ֖וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָזְנָ֑ם
ʼôzen
H241
ear
וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙
qâshâh
H7185
to be hard
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עָרְפָּ֔ם
ʻôreph
H6203
neck
לְבִלְתִּ֣י
biltîy
H1115
except
שומע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שְׁמ֔וֹעַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י
biltîy
H1115
except
קַ֥חַת
lâqach
H3947
to take
מוּסָֽר
mûwçâr
H4148
discipline
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But they didn't listen, neither turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
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King James Version Public Domain
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yet they listened not nor inclined their ear, but stiffened their neck to not hear and to not receive instruction.
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