King James Version (KJV)
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Modern English
But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
Hebrew
וְלֹ֣א שָֽׁמְע֔וּ וְלֹ֥א הִטּ֖וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֑ם וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֣י שומע שְׁמ֔וֹעַ וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י קַ֥חַת מוּסָֽר׃
vloʾ shamʿv vloʾ hiṭv ʾet-ʾaznam vayaqshv ʾet-ʿarpam lbiltiy shvmʿ shmvoʿa vlbiltiy qaḥat mvsar