Then you returned and wept before Adonai, but Adonai did not listen to your voice or pay attention to you.
For what hope has the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes his soul?
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
But when He slew them, then they sought Him, and turned back, and desired God eagerly.
since you ignore all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears Him and does His will, He hears this one.
For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He found no chance for repentance, though he begged for it with tears.