Jeremiah 17:23
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.”Jeremiah 17:23
What Does Jeremiah 17:23 Mean?
Jeremiah 17:23 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 17, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 17:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 4:13“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”Proverbs 29:1“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”Jeremiah 19:15“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.”Acts 7:51“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”Jeremiah 6:8“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.”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 11:10“They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.”Nehemiah 9:29“And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.”Isaiah 48:4“Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;”Jeremiah 7:26“Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.”Jeremiah 32:33“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.”Ezekiel 20:21“Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.”Zephaniah 3:7“I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.”Zechariah 7:11“But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.”Psalms 50:17“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.”Proverbs 1:3“To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;”Proverbs 1:5“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”Proverbs 5:12“And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;”Proverbs 8:10“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”Jeremiah 7:28“But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.”
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