"They wouldnot acceptmy counsel,They spurnedallmy reproof.
As he was talkingwith him, the king saidto him, "Have we appointedyou a royalcounselor?Stop!Whyshould you be struckdown?"Then the prophetstoppedand said,"I knowthat Godhas plannedto destroyyou, becauseyou have donethisand have not listenedto my counsel."
I have inheritedYour testimoniesforever,For they are the joyof my heart.
Let Your handbe ready to helpme, For I have chosenYour precepts.
"But My peopledid not listento My voice,And Israeldid not obeyMe.
And you neglectedallmy counselAnd did not wantmy reproof;
And you say,"HowI have hatedinstruction!And my heartspurnedreproof!
When Jehudihad readthreeor fourcolumns,[the king] cutit with a scribe'sknifeand threw[it] into the firethat was in the brazier,untilallthe scrollwas consumedin the firethat was in the brazier.
"The wisemenare putto shame,They are dismayedand caught;Behold,they have rejectedthe wordof the LORD,And whatkind of wisdomdo they have?
