- because:
- "But this¹ peopleª hath¹ a revoltingª° and a rebelliousª° heart;ª they are revoltedª° and gone.²°¹" {Jer 5:23} + "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} + "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 9:30} + "But if¹ ye refuseª° and rebel,ª° ye shall be devouredª° with the sword:ª for¹ the mouthª of the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]. ... Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:20-23} + "That¹ this¹ [is] a rebelliousª people,ª lyingª children,ª childrenª [that] willª° not¹ hearª° the lawª of the LORD:ª" {Isa 30:9} + "Jerusalemª hath grievously² sinned;ª°¹ therefore¹¹ she is¹ removed:ª all¹ that honouredª° her despise²°¹ her, because¹ they have seenª° her nakedness:ª yea,¹ she¹ sigheth,ª° and turnethª° backward.ª" {Lam 1:8} + "The LORDª is righteous;ª for¹ I have rebelledª° against his commandment:ª hear,ª° I pray you,¹ all¹ people,ª and beholdª° my sorrow:ª my virginsª and my young menª are goneª° into captivity.ª" {Lam 1:18} + "And he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª I¹ sendª° thee¹ to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª to¹ a rebelliousª° nationª that¹ hath rebelledª° against me: they¹ and their fathersª have transgressedª° against me, [even] unto¹ this¹ veryª day.ª ... And thou shalt speakª°¹ my wordsª unto¹ them, whether¹ they will hear,ª° or whether¹ they will forbear:ª° for¹ they¹ [are] most rebellious.ª" {Ezk 2:3-7} + "O Lord,ª righteousnessª [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusionª of faces,ª as at this¹ day;ª to the menª of Judah,ª and to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and unto all¹ Israel,ª [that are] near,ª and [that are] far off,ª through all¹ the countriesª whither¹¹ thou hast drivenª° them, because of their trespassª that¹ they have trespassedª° against thee. ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:7-19}
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