But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
But they didn't listen or pay attention. Instead, they followed their own plans and the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of moving forward.
The writer is describing how God's people refused to listen to Him and chose to follow their own selfish desires, causing them to move away from God rather than closer to Him.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of the prophet Jeremiah in the 7th century BC, the nation of Judah was facing moral and spiritual decline due to widespread idolatry and disobedience to God's laws. Jeremiah was sent by God to warn the people that their empty rituals and hardened hearts would lead to exile if they didn't repent. In this verse, God highlights how the people ignored His commands and followed their own evil desires instead.
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