Because you disdained all my counsel, and my reproof you ignored—
The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. Manasseh’s Conversion.
But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the Lord’s anger against his people blazed up beyond remedy.
Because they rebelled against God’s word, and scorned the counsel of the Most High,
‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth that I may fill it.’
They ignored my counsel, they spurned all my reproof;
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.
Discipline seems bad to those going astray; one who hates reproof will die.
And you say, “Oh, why did I hate instruction, and my heart spurn reproof!
Mine are counsel and advice; Mine is strength; I am understanding.
Now, therefore, says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: I will soon bring upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem every evil with which I threatened them because I spoke but they did not obey, I called but they did not answer.
but the Pharisees and scholars of the law, who were not baptized by him, rejected the plan of God for themselves.)
On your return you wept before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.
On that day you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.” Persistent Demand.