Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. Young's Literal Translation And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction. King James Bible But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. Hebrew Yet they would notוְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen שָֽׁמְע֔וּ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or incline הִטּ֖וּ (hiṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend their ear, אָזְנָ֑ם (’ā·zə·nām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear but they stiffened וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ (way·yaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7185: To be hard, severe or fierce their necks עָרְפָּ֔ם (‘ā·rə·pām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back and would not לְבִלְתִּ֣י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until listen שְׁמ֔וֹעַ (šə·mō·w·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or receive קַ֥חַת (qa·ḥaṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3947: To take My discipline. מוּסָֽר׃ (mū·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint |