Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. New Living Translation My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey. English Standard Version They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction. Berean Standard Bible They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. King James Bible And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. New King James Version And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. New American Standard Bible They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline. NASB 1995 “They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction. NASB 1977 “And they have turned their back to Me, and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction. Legacy Standard Bible And they have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching, they would not listen and receive discipline. Amplified Bible They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them repeatedly, yet they would not listen and receive instruction. Christian Standard Bible They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline. Holman Christian Standard Bible They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline. American Standard Version And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. English Revised Version And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. GOD'S WORD® Translation have turned their backs, not their faces to me. I taught them again and again, but they refused to listen and learn. Good News Translation They turned their backs on me; and though I kept on teaching them, they would not listen and learn. International Standard Version They have turned their backs to me rather than their faces. Even though I taught them, teaching them again and again, they didn't listen to accept correction. Majority Standard Bible They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. NET Bible They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction. New Heart English Bible They have turned to me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. Webster's Bible Translation And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. World English Bible They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they turn the neck to Me, and not the face, and teaching them, rising early and teaching, and they are not listening to accept instruction. Young's Literal Translation And they turn unto Me the neck, and not the face, and teaching them, rising early and teaching, and they are not hearkening to accept instruction. Smith's Literal Translation And they will turn to me the neck and not the face: and teaching them, and rising early and teaching, and they not hearing to receive instruction. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces: when I taught them early in the morning, and instructed them, and they would not hearken to receive instruction. Catholic Public Domain Version And they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. And though I taught them and instructed them, rising at first light, they were not willing to listen, so that they would receive discipline. New American Bible They turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I taught them persistently, they would not listen or accept correction. New Revised Standard Version They have turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I have taught them persistently, they would not listen and accept correction. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they have turned to me their backs and not their faces; though I have taught them, warning them in advance, yet they would not listen to receive instruction. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they turned their back to me, and not their faces, and I taught them; I arose early and I taught and they did not listen to receive instruction OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they have turned unto Me the back, and not the face; and though I taught them, teaching them betimes and often, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they turned the back to me, and not the face: whereas I taught them early in the morning, but they hearkened no more to receive instructions. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD's Answer…32because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. 33They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. 34They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.… Cross References Isaiah 65:2 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, Hosea 11:7 My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. Ezekiel 8:18 Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. Proverbs 1:24-25 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Isaiah 30:9 These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. Romans 10:21 But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” John 5:40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Mark 7:6-7 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ Treasury of Scripture And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. turned. Jeremiah 2:27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. 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 18:17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. back. Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Jeremiah 25:3,4 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened… Jeremiah 26:5 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; Jump to Previous Accept Backs Betimes Discipline Early Ears Face Faces Getting Hearkened Hearkening Instruction Neck Often Open Persistently Receive Respond Rising Taught Teacher Teaching Turn Turned TurningJump to Next Accept Backs Betimes Discipline Early Ears Face Faces Getting Hearkened Hearkening Instruction Neck Often Open Persistently Receive Respond Rising Taught Teacher Teaching Turn Turned TurningJeremiah 32 1. Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,6. buys Hanameel's field. 13. Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return. 16. Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God. 26. God confirms the captivity for their sins; 36. and promises a gracious return. They have turned to Me their backs and not their faces This phrase captures the essence of rebellion and rejection. The Hebrew word for "turned" is "פָּנָה" (panah), which implies a deliberate action of turning away. In the ancient Near Eastern context, showing one's back to someone was a sign of disrespect and disregard. This imagery is powerful, illustrating the people's conscious decision to reject God, despite His continuous call for repentance. The contrast between "backs" and "faces" emphasizes the relational breach; turning one's face signifies engagement and attention, while turning one's back denotes dismissal and neglect. though I taught them again and again they would not listen or respond to discipline Hebrew They have turnedוַיִּפְנ֥וּ (way·yip̄·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look their backs עֹ֖רֶף (‘ō·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back to אֵלַ֛י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Me and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no their faces. פָנִ֑ים (p̄ā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Though I taught וְלַמֵּ֤ד (wə·lam·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn them אֹתָם֙ (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case again and again, הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם (haš·kêm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning they would not וְאֵינָ֥ם (wə·’ê·nām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle listen שֹׁמְעִ֖ים (šō·mə·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or respond לָקַ֥חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3947: To take to discipline. מוּסָֽר׃ (mū·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint Links Jeremiah 32:33 NIVJeremiah 32:33 NLT Jeremiah 32:33 ESV Jeremiah 32:33 NASB Jeremiah 32:33 KJV Jeremiah 32:33 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 32:33 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 32:33 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 32:33 French Bible Jeremiah 32:33 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:33 They have turned to me the back (Jer.) |
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