Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. Young's Literal Translation And they turn unto Me the neck, and not the face, and teaching them, rising early and teaching, and they are not hearkening to accept instruction. King James Bible And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching [them], yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. Hebrew They have turnedוַיִּפְנ֥וּ (way·yip̄·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look their backs עֹ֖רֶף (‘ō·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back to אֵלַ֛י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Me and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no their faces. פָנִ֑ים (p̄ā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Though I taught וְלַמֵּ֤ד (wə·lam·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn them אֹתָם֙ (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case again and again, הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם (haš·kêm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning they would not וְאֵינָ֥ם (wə·’ê·nām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle listen שֹׁמְעִ֖ים (šō·mə·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently or respond לָקַ֥חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3947: To take to discipline. מוּסָֽר׃ (mū·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint |