Jeremiah 7:24

“But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.”

"But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward." - Jeremiah 7:24
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What does Jeremiah 7:24 mean?

"Jeremiah 7:24 KJV - But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward." This verse comes from the book of Jeremiah, which is one of the major prophetic books of the Old…

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The Perils of Hard Hearts: A Call to Heed God's Voice

In the book of Jeremiah, we encounter a prophetic message filled with warnings, yearning, and a deep passion for the people of God. Jeremiah 7:24 (KJV) poignantly states, "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their…

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A Prayer for Hearts Open to God's Counsel

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and a spirit longing for Your guidance. As I reflect on Your Word, particularly on Jeremiah 7:24, I am reminded of the grave tendency within our human nature to turn away from Your voice and wisdom. The…

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Jeremiah 7:24 - "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward."
Jeremiah 24:7 - "And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart."
Jeremiah 38:24 - "¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die."
Jeremiah 26:24 - "Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death."
Jeremiah 44:24 - "Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:"
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 24:4 - "¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 42:7 - "¶ And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 29:24 - "¶ Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,"
Genesis 24-7
Jeremiah 13:24 - "Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness."
Jeremiah 25:24 - "And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,"
Jeremiah 4:24 - "I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly."
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 46:24 - "The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north."
Jeremiah 24:3 - "Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."
Jeremiah 48:24 - "And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near."
Matthew 7:24-29
Matthew 7:24-29
Matthew 7:24-27
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Exodus 7:14-24
Psalm 24:7-11
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Nehemiah 7:24 - "The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve."
Jeremiah 10:24 - "O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing."
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 7:1