23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.
23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
23 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.
23 They never did it, as you know. They paid no attention to what I said and went about their own business, refusing to be guided or instructed by me.
23 But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
23 but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 17:23
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:19-27
(Read Jeremiah 17:19-27)
The prophet was to lay before the rulers and the people of Judah, the command to keep holy the sabbath day. Let them strictly observe the fourth command. If they obeyed this word, their prosperity should be restored. It is a day of rest, and must not be made a day of labour, unless in cases of necessity. Take heed, watch against the profanation of the sabbath. Let not the soul be burdened with the cares of this world on sabbath days. The streams of religion run deep or shallow, according as the banks of the sabbath are kept up or neglected. The degree of strictness with which this ordinance is observed, or the neglect shown towards it, is a good test to find the state of spiritual religion in any land. Let all; by their own example, by attention to their families, strive to check this evil, that national prosperity may be preserved, and, above all, that souls may be saved.