1. Jérémie 7:24 (NEG79)
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How did the people walk in their own ways, going backward, not forward?

Jérémie 7:24 (NEG79)

24 Et ils n'ont point écouté, ils n'ont point prêté l'oreille; Ils ont suivi les conseils, les penchants de leur mauvais cœur, Ils ont été en arrière et non en avant.

Israel failed to be obedient to the covenant. They did not incline their ear. The meaning here is to listen carefully to what is said and to take the proper action.1 Instead, the people walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They rejected the Lord’s words and lived as they saw fit and as they desired. The consequence of this willful disobedience is that they went backward and not forward. The reality of the history of Israel’s relationship with the Lord is that they moved further and further away from him.