Jeremiah 7:24 meaning and explanation

Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 7:24, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah speaks for the LORD, reviewing Israel's history from the exodus onward. God had asked only that His people obey Him and walk in His ways (verses 22 to 23), but they refused to listen or incline their ear, a Hebrew idiom for paying attention.

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