Jeremiah 7:26

“Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.”

"Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers." - Jeremiah 7:26
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What does Jeremiah 7:26 mean?

Jeremiah 7:26 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Jeremiah where the prophet is speaking on…

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The Perils of a Hardened Heart

**Jeremiah 7:26 - A Warning from the Prophets** In the heart of the book of Jeremiah, we find a profound and weighty verse: "Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers" (Jeremiah 7:26, KJV). This passage…

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A Prayer for Softened Hearts and Ears Open to God

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer, I acknowledge the truth in Your Word, which You revealed through Your prophet Jeremiah: "Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers." (Jeremiah 7:26…

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"So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD." - Jeremiah 26:7
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Jeremiah 26:20 - "And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:"
Jeremiah 31:26 - "Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me."
Jeremiah 26:12 - "¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard."
Jeremiah 42:7 - "¶ And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 26:17 - "Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,"
Jeremiah 26:6 - "Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."
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Jeremiah 52:26 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah."
Jeremiah 26:9 - "Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
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Jeremiah 13:26 - "Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear."
Jeremiah 2:26 - "As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,"
Jeremiah 26:14 - "As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you."
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Jeremiah 26:22 - "And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt."
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 7:1