- they hearkened:
- "But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª" {2Ch 36:16} + "And now,¹ O our God,ª what¹ shall we sayª° afterª this?¹ for¹ we have forsakenª° thy commandments,ª ... Which¹ thou hast commandedª° byª thy servantsª the prophets,ª saying,ª° The land,ª unto which¹ ye¹ goª° to possessª° it, is an uncleanª landª with the filthinessª of the peopleª of the lands,ª with their abominations,ª which¹ have filledª° it from one endª¹ to¹ anotherª with their uncleanness.ª" {Ezr 9:10-11} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª" {Neh 9:26} + "And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª° ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearª°¹ them, and testifiedstª° against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ª° therefore gavestª° thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:29-30} + "I¹ [am] the LORDª thy God,ª which broughtª° thee out of the landª¹ of Egypt:ª open thy mouthª wide,ª° and I will fillª° it." {Psa 81:10} + "Neither¹ have we hearkenedª° unto¹ thy servantsª the prophets,ª which¹ spakeª° in thy nameª to¹ our kings,ª our princes,ª and our fathers,ª and to¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land.ª" {Dan 9:6} + "Neither¹ have we obeyedª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God,ª to walk²°¹ in his laws,ª which¹ he setª° beforeª us byª his servantsª the prophets.ª ... Yea, all¹ Israelª have transgressedª°¹ thy law,ª even by departing,ª° that they might not¹ obeyª° thy voice;ª therefore the curseª is pouredª° upon¹ us, and the oathª that¹ [is] writtenª° in the lawª of Mosesª the servantª of God,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against him." {Dan 9:10-11} + "O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª which² killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them that are sentª° untoª thee;ª how oftenª wouldª° I have gathered²° thy² children² together,ª°¹¹ asªª a henª [doth gather] herª broodª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª" {Lke 13:34} + "If²°¹ I had²° not²¹ comeª° andª spokenª° unto them,ª they had²° notª hadª° sin:ª butª nowª they haveª° noª clokeª forª their²¹ sin.ª" {Jhn 15:22} + "Thereforeª to him that knowethª° to doª° good,ª andª doethª° [it] not,ª to himª it isª° sin.ª" {Jms 4:17}
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