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- "Woeª unto them! for¹ they have fledª° from¹ me: destructionª unto them! because¹ they have transgressedª° against me: though I¹ have redeemedª° them, yet they¹ have spokenª° liesª against¹ me." {Hsa 7:13} + "For the LORDª shall smiteª°¹ Israel,ª as¹ a reedª is shakenª° in the water,ª and he shall root upª°¹ Israelª out of¹¹ this¹ goodª land,ª which¹ he gaveª° to their fathers,ª and shall scatterª° them beyondª¹ the river,ª because¹¹ they have madeª°¹ their groves,ª provoking the LORD² to anger.ª°¹¹ ... And he shall give²° Israel² upª°¹¹ becauseª of the sinsª of Jeroboam,ª who¹ did sin,ª° and who¹ made Israel² to sin.ª°¹¹" {1Kg 14:15-16} + "Notwithstanding they would not¹ hear,ª° but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª like to the neckª of their fathers,ª that¹ did not¹ believeª° in the LORDª their God.ª ... And the LORDª rejectedª° all¹ the seedª of Israel,ª and afflictedª° them, and deliveredª° them into the handª of spoilers,ª° until¹¹ he had cast²° them out¹ of his sight.ª¹" {2Kg 17:14-20} + "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} + "But my peopleª would not¹ hearkenª° to my voice;ª and Israelª wouldª° none¹ of me. ... Oh² that¹ my peopleª had hearkenedª° unto me, [and] Israelª had walkedª° in my ways!ª" {Psa 81:11-13} + "He,ª that being often reprovedª hardenethª° [his] neck,ª shall suddenlyª be destroyed,ª° and that without¹ remedy.ª" {Prv 29:1} + "O thatª thou hadst hearkenedª° to my commandments!ª then had thy peaceª been¹ as a river,ª and thy righteousnessª as the wavesª of the sea:ª" {Isa 48:18} + "From¹ the thirteenthªª yearª of Josiahª the sonª of Amonª kingª of Judah,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª that¹ [is] the threeª and twentiethª year,ª the wordª of the LORDª hath come¹ unto¹ me, and I have spokenª° unto¹ you, rising earlyª° and speaking;ª° but ye have not¹ hearkened.ª° ... And the LORDª hath sentª° unto¹ you¹ all¹ his servantsª the prophets,ª rising earlyª° and sendingª° [them]; but ye have not¹ hearkened,ª° nor¹ inclinedª°¹ your earª to hear.ª°" {Jer 25:3-4} + "And thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª If¹ ye will not¹ hearkenª° to¹ me, to walk²°¹ in my law,ª which¹ I have setª° beforeª you, ... Then will I makeª°¹ this¹ houseª like Shiloh,ª and will makeª° this¹ cityª a curseª to all¹ the nationsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 26:4-6} + "I have sentª° also unto¹ you¹ all¹ my servantsª the prophets,ª rising up earlyª° and sendingª° [them], saying,ª° Returnª° ye now¹ every manª from his evilª way,ª¹ and amendª° your doings,ª and go²°¹ not¹ afterª otherª godsª to serveª° them, and ye shall dwell¹ in²°¹ the landª which¹ I have givenª° to you and to your fathers:ª but ye have not¹ inclinedª°¹ your ear,ª nor¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me. ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will bringª° upon¹ Judahª and upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ I have pronouncedª° against¹ them: because¹ I have spokenª° unto¹ them, but they have not¹ heard;ª° and I have calledª° unto them, but they have not¹ answered.ª°" {Jer 35:15-17} + "Be¹ ye not¹ as your fathers,ª unto¹ whom¹ the formerª prophetsª have cried,ª° saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Turnª° ye now¹ from your evilª ways,ª¹ and [from] your evilª doings:ª but they did not¹ hear,ª° nor¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Zch 1:4} + "But they refusedª° to hearken,ª° and pulled¹ awayª²°° the shoulder,ª and stoppedª° their ears,ª that they should not hear.ª°¹ ... But I scattered them with a whirlwindª° among¹ all¹ the nationsª whom¹ they knewª° not.¹ Thus the landª was desolateª° afterª them, that no man passed throughª°¹ nor returned:ª°¹ for they laidª° the pleasantª landª desolate.ª" {Zch 7:11-14} + "Andª it shall come to pass,ª° [that] everyª soul,ª whichª² will²° notª hearª°¹ thatª prophet,ª shall be destroyedª° from¹ among² the¹ people.ª" {Act 3:23}
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