Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 11:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 11:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 11 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Jeremiah 11:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:8
This verse indicts persistent disobedience: 'Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear.' The Hebrew lo sham'u (לֹא שָׁמְעוּ) and lo hitu (לֹא הִטּוּ) describe willful refusal to listen attentively. 'Inclined their ear' (hittah ozen) means to bend the ear toward the speaker—active, focused listening. 'But walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart.' The phrase sheriruth lev hara (שְׁרִרוּת לֵב הָרָע) indicates stubborn, obstinate heart pursuing its own evil inclinations. 'Therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant.' The covenant curses, long delayed, will fin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 11:8
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“but walked in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart”
“nor inclined their ear”
“rising up early and sending them”
“to the name of Yahweh”
“and would not listen to me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes”
“that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they dealt proudly”
“and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;”
“and you will not hear”
“and I will forsake them”
“I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very perverse generation”