Jeremiah 17:23 (GNV)

Passage

But they obeied not, neither inclined their eares, but made their neckes stiffe and would not heare, nor receiue correction.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:21 Thus sayth the Lord, Take heede to your soules, and beare no burden in the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Ierusalem.

Jeremiah 17:22 Neither cary foorth burdens out of your houses in the Sabbath day: neither doe yee any worke, but sanctifie the Sabbath, as I commanded your fathers.

Jeremiah 17:23 But they obeied not, neither inclined their eares, but made their neckes stiffe and would not heare, nor receiue correction.

Jeremiah 17:24 Neuerthelesse if ye will heare me, sayth the Lord, and beare no burden through the gates of the citie in the Sabbath day, but sanctifie ye Sabbath day, so that ye do no worke therein,

Jeremiah 17:25 Then shall the Kings and the princes enter in at the gates of this citie, and shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and shall ride vpon charets, and vpon horses, both they and their princes, the men of Iudah, and the inhabitants of Ierusalem: and this citie shall remaine for euer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obeied", "neither", "inclined", "eares", "neckes", "stiffe", "heare", and "receiue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obeied" and "neither", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Neither cary foorth burdens out of your..." into verse 24's "Neuerthelesse if ye will heare me sayth...", so "obeied" and "neither" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "obeied" and "neither" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.