Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. Young's Literal Translation And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers. King James Bible Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Hebrew Yet they would notוְל֤וֹא (wə·lō·w) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen שָׁמְעוּ֙ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no 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] did more evil הֵרֵ֖עוּ (hê·rê·‘ū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad than their fathers.’ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father |