Jeremiah 44:5 meaning and explanation
But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking to the Jews who fled to Egypt after Jerusalem fell, and in verse 5 he recalls God's own account of the past: the prophets were sent again and again, but the people would not listen or incline their ears. The Hebrew idiom pictures bending toward someone to hear them.
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