24 (A)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but (B)followed[a] the counsels and the [b]dictates of their evil hearts, and (C)went[c] backward and not forward.

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  1. Jeremiah 7:24 walked in
  2. Jeremiah 7:24 stubbornness or imagination
  3. Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. they were

19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I [a]follow the (A)dictates of my heart’—(B)as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 walk in the stubbornness or imagination

13 Yet the house of Israel (A)rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they (B)despised My judgments, (C)‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; and they greatly (D)defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the (E)wilderness, to consume them.

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33 And they have turned to Me the (A)back, and not the face; though I taught them, (B)rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

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Why has this people (A)slidden back,
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
(B)They hold fast to deceit,
(C)They refuse to return.

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26 (A)Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but (B)stiffened their neck. (C)They did worse than their fathers.

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11 “But My people would not heed My voice,
And Israel would have (A)none of Me.
12 (B)So I gave them over to [a]their own stubborn heart,
To walk in their own counsels.

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  1. Psalm 81:12 the dictates of their heart

16 “For Israel (A)is stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in [a]open country.

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  1. Hosea 4:16 Lit. a large place

21 “Notwithstanding, (A)the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, (B)‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness.

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But they rebelled against Me and would not [a]obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will (A)pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’

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  1. Ezekiel 20:8 Lit. listen to

17 They continually say to those who despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, (A)“You shall have peace” ’;
And to everyone who (B)walks according to the [a]dictates of his own heart, they say,
(C)‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 23:17 stubbornness or imagination

(A)You have forsaken Me,” says the Lord,
“You have (B)gone backward.
Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
(C)I am [a]weary of relenting!

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  1. Jeremiah 15:6 tired

For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, (A)rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.” (B)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but (C)everyone [a]followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 11:8 walked in the stubbornness or imagination

17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, (A)to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they (B)follow[a] the dictates of their evil hearts.

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  1. Jeremiah 3:17 walk after the stubbornness or imagination

27 Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a (A)stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’
For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face.
But in the time of their (B)trouble
They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’

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29 And [a]testified against them,
That You might bring them back to Your law.
Yet they acted [b]proudly,
And did not heed Your commandments,
But sinned against Your judgments,
(A)‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’
And they shrugged their shoulders,
[c]Stiffened their necks,
And would not hear.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:29 admonished them
  2. Nehemiah 9:29 presumptuously
  3. Nehemiah 9:29 Became stubborn

And the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt (B)have corrupted themselves. They have turned aside quickly out of the way which (C)I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, (D)‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!’ ”

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16 (A)because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for (B)their heart went after their idols.

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Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,
(A)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.

Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
(B)That He might make His mighty power known.
(C)He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So (D)He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.
10 He (E)saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 (F)The waters covered their enemies;
There was not one of them left.
12 (G)Then they believed His words;
They sang His praise.

13 (H)They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
14 (I)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tested God in the desert.
15 (J)And He gave them their request,
But (K)sent leanness into their soul.

16 When (L)they envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron the saint of the Lord,
17 (M)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,
And covered the faction of Abiram.
18 (N)A fire was kindled in their company;
The flame burned up the wicked.

19 (O)They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshiped the molded image.
20 Thus (P)they changed their glory
Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done great things in Egypt,
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
Awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 (Q)Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one (R)stood before Him in the breach,
To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.

24 Then they despised (S)the pleasant land;
They (T)did not believe His word,
25 (U)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
26 (V)Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them,
(W)To [a]overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 (X)To [b]overthrow their descendants among the [c]nations,
And to scatter them in the lands.

28 (Y)They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices [d]made to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.
30 (Z)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
And the plague was stopped.
31 And that was accounted to him (AA)for righteousness
To all generations forevermore.

32 (AB)They angered Him also at the waters of [e]strife,
(AC)So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
33 (AD)Because they rebelled against His Spirit,
So that he spoke rashly with his lips.

34 (AE)They did not destroy the peoples,
(AF)Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,
35 (AG)But they mingled with the Gentiles
And learned their works;
36 (AH)They served their idols,
(AI)Which became a snare to them.
37 (AJ)They even sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to (AK)demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And (AL)the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they [f]were (AM)defiled by their own works,
And (AN)played[g] the harlot by their own deeds.

40 Therefore (AO)the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people,
So that He abhorred (AP)His own inheritance.
41 And (AQ)He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 (AR)Many times He delivered them;
But they rebelled in their counsel,
And were brought low for their iniquity.

44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction,
When (AS)He heard their cry;
45 (AT)And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And (AU)relented (AV)according to the multitude of His mercies.
46 (AW)He also made them to be pitied
By all those who carried them away captive.

47 (AX)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.

48 (AY)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”

[h]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 106:26 make them fall
  2. Psalm 106:27 make their descendants fall also
  3. Psalm 106:27 Gentiles
  4. Psalm 106:28 offered
  5. Psalm 106:32 Or Meribah
  6. Psalm 106:39 became unclean
  7. Psalm 106:39 Were unfaithful
  8. Psalm 106:48 Heb. Hallelujah

16 “But(A) they and our fathers acted [a]proudly,
(B)Hardened[b] their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.
17 They refused to obey,
And (C)they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And [c]in their rebellion
They appointed (D)a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
(E)Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

18 “Even (F)when they made a molded calf for themselves,
And said, ‘This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt,’
And worked great provocations,
19 Yet in Your (G)manifold mercies
You did not forsake them in the wilderness.
The (H)pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
To lead them on the road;
Nor the pillar of fire by night,
To show them light,
And the way they should go.
20 You also gave Your (I)good Spirit to instruct them,
And did not withhold Your (J)manna from their mouth,
And gave them (K)water for their thirst.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:16 presumptuously
  2. Nehemiah 9:16 Stiffened their necks, became stubborn
  3. Nehemiah 9:17 So with MT, Vg.; LXX in Egypt

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