Then you came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.
For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him?
If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.
because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,
Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.