Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.In other versions
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
ASV
But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;
BBE
But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
DBY
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
WEB
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
YLT
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
ENG
But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
WBT
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
BSB
In context
9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: