Jeremiah 7:26
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
שָׁמַע
they listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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רָעַע
they did evil
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רָעַע
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
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עֹרֶף
neck/ their
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עֹרֶף
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
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