Jeremiah 44:5
Jeremiah 44:1-6 The Message (MSG)
The Message that Jeremiah received for all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, who had their homes in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and the land of Pathros: “This is what GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You saw with your own eyes the terrible doom that I brought down on Jerusalem and the Judean cities. Look at what’s left: ghost towns of rubble and smoking ruins, and all because they took up with evil ways, making me angry by going off to offer sacrifices and worship the latest in gods—no-gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors knew the first thing about. Morning after morning and long into the night I kept after you, sending you all those prophets, my servants, begging you, “Please, please—don’t do this, don’t fool around in this loathsome gutter of gods that I hate with a passion.” But do you think anyone paid the least bit of attention or repented of evil or quit offering sacrifices to the no-gods? Not one. So I let loose with my anger, a firestorm of wrath in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, and left them in ruins and wasted. And they’re still in ruins and wasted.’
Jeremiah 44:5 King James Version (KJV)
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 New Century Version (NCV)
But they did not listen or pay attention. They did not stop doing evil things and burning incense to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 New International Version (NIV)
But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices and incense to other gods.
Jeremiah 44:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods.