Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 17:23
American Standard Version
But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
Amplified® Bible
Yet they would not listen {and} obey or incline their ears; but they stiffened their necks, that they might not hear and might not receive instruction.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 17:21)
Darby English Version
but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
Good News Bible
Their ancestors did not listen to me or pay any attention. Instead, they became stubborn; they would not obey me or learn from me.
King James Version
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
New American Standard Bible
"Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
New International Version
Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.
New King James Version
But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
Revised Standard Version
Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.
Young's Literal Translation
And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.
