Jeremiah Chapter 44 verse 5 Holy Bible
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
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But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.
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But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
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But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
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But they didn't listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
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and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut they did notוְלֹ֤א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolistenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (šā·mə·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyor inclineהִטּ֣וּ (hiṭ·ṭū)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bendtheir ears;אָזְנָ֔ם (’ā·zə·nām)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 241: Broadness, the earthey did notוְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noturnלָשׁ֖וּב (lā·šūḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againfrom their wickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם (mê·rā·‘ā·ṯām)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 7451: Bad, evilor stopלְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî)Preposition-lStrong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, untilburning incenseקַטֵּ֖ר (qaṭ·ṭêr)Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fireto otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃ (’ă·ḥê·rîm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 312: Hinder, next, othergods.לֵאלֹהִ֥ים (lê·lō·hîm)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousAttention Burn Burning Ear Ears Evil-Doing Forbear Gods Hearkened Incense Incline Inclined Offering Open Pay Sacrifices Stop Turn Turned Wickedness