Zechariah 7:11
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New International Version (©1984)
"But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn't hear.

King James Bible
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

American King James Version
But they refused to listen, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

American Standard Version
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Bible in Basic English
But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.

Darby Bible Translation
But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.

English Revised Version
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Webster's Bible Translation
But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

World English Bible
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Young's Literal Translation
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.

Geneva Study Bible

But they refused to hearken, and {l} withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

(l) And would not carry the Lord's burden, which was sweet and easy, but would bear their own, which was heavy and grievous to the flesh, thinking to gain merit by it: which metaphor is taken from oxen, which shrink at the yoke; Ne 9:29.

Wesley's Notes

7:11 Pulled away - Withdrew their shoulder from the yoke of the law.

King James Translators' Notes

pulled...: Heb. they gave a backsliding shoulder

stopped: Heb. made heavy

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. pulled away the shoulder-literally, "presented a refractory shoulder"; an image from beasts refusing to bear the yoke (Ne 9:29, Margin).

stopped . ears-(Isa 6:10; Jer 7:26; Ac 7:57).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:8-14 God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which tend to the public welfare and peace. The law of God lays restraint upon the heart. But they filled their minds with prejudices against the word of God. Nothing is harder than the heart of a presumptuous sinner. See the fatal consequences of this to their fathers. Great sins against the Lord of hosts, bring great wrath from his power, which cannot be resisted. Sin, if regarded in the heart, will certainly spoil the success of prayer. The Lord always hears the cry of the broken-hearted penitent; yet all who die impenitent and unbelieving, will find no remedy or refuge from miseries which while here they despised and defied, but which they then will not be able to bear.


Psalm 58:4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
Jeremiah 5:21 'Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.
Jeremiah 7:26 "Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.
Jeremiah 8:5 "Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
Jeremiah 11:10 "They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers."
Jeremiah 17:23 "Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction. (NASB ©1995)

Attend Attention Backs Ears Hear Hearing Hearken Heavy Pay Pulled Rebellious Refractory Refuse Refused Shoulder Stopped Stopping Stubborn Stubbornly Turned Turning Withdrew


But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

they refused. 1:4 Ex 10:3 2Ki 17:13-15 2Ch 33:10 Ne 9:17,26,29 Pr 1:24-32 Isa 1:19,20 Jer 6:16,17 7:24 13:10 26:5,6 35:15 36:31 44:16 Eze 3:7 Ho 4:16 Da 9:5 Zep 3:2 Ac 7:51 Heb 12:25

pulled away the shoulder. Heb. gave a backsliding shoulder. Ne 9:29 Jer 8:5 Ho 4:16 Heb 10:38,39

stopped. Heb. made heavy. Ps 58:4,5 Isa 6:10 Ac 7:57

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