They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! The Almighty can do nothing to us.’
Their bulls never fail to mate; their cows have healthy calves.
Many people ask, “Who will give us anything good?” Lord, be kind to us.
I went to the king and said what you told me to say, but ever since that time he has made the people suffer. And you have done nothing to save them.”
Stop blocking our path. Get out of our way. Stop telling us about God, the Holy One of Israel.”
“You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. It did no good to obey his laws and to show the Lord All-Powerful that we were sorry for what we did.
They shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the right time?”
Then the whole town went out to see Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their area.
People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking and to do things they should not do.