Jeremiah 32:33
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 32 connects to 10 cross-references. During the siege of Jerusalem Jeremiah buys a field at Anathoth as a prophetic sign that houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in the land. His prayer struggles with the paradox of buying property when the city …
Other Translations
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
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.
And they have been turning their backs and not their faces to me: and though I was their teacher, getting up early and teaching them, their ears were not open to teaching.
Cross References
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the …
And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he …
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this …
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye …
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and …
And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have …
From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the …
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not …
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil …
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early …