וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְלֹא־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֔ם לָשׁ֖וּב מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י קַטֵּ֖ר לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to forbear offering unto other gods.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Jeremiah 44:5: and classical mystical sources.