- they refused:
- "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} + "And Mosesª and Aaronª came inª° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of the Hebrews,ª How longª¹ wilt thou refuseª° to humble²° thyself¹ beforeª¹ me? let my peopleª go,ª° that they may serveª° me." {Exd 10:3} + "Yet the LORDª testifiedª° against Israel,ª and against Judah,ª byª all¹ the prophets,ª [and by] all¹ the seers,ª saying,ª° Turnª° ye from your evil² ways,ª¹¹ and keepª° my commandmentsª [and] my statutes,ª according to all¹ the lawª which¹ I commandedª°¹ your fathers,ª and which¹ I sentª° to¹ you byª my servantsª the prophets.ª ... And they rejectedª°¹ his statutes,ª and his covenantª that¹ he madeª° with¹ their fathers,ª and his testimoniesª which¹ he testifiedª° against them; and they followedª²°¹ vanity,ª and became vain,ª° and went afterª the heathenª that¹ [were] round aboutª them, [concerning] whom¹ the LORDª had chargedª° them, that they should not¹ doª° like them." {2Kg 17:13-15} + "And the LORDª spakeª° to¹ Manasseh,ª and to¹ his people:ª but they would not¹ hearken.ª°" {2Ch 33:10} + "And refusedª° to obey,ª° neither¹ were mindfulª° of thy wondersª° that¹ thou didstª° among¹ them; but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª and in their rebellionª appointedª° a captainª to returnª° to their bondage:ª but thou¹ [art] a Godª ready to pardon,ª graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and forsookestª° them not.¹" {Neh 9:17} + "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°" {Neh 9:29} + "Because¹ I have called,ª° and ye refused;ª° I have stretched outª° my hand,ª and no man¹ regarded;ª° ... For¹ the turning awayª of the simpleª shall slayª° them, and the prosperityª of foolsª shall destroyª° them." {Prv 1:24-32} + "If¹ ye be willingª° and obedient,ª° ye shall eatª° the goodª of the land:ª ... But if¹ ye refuseª° and rebel,ª° ye shall be devouredª° with the sword:ª for¹ the mouthª of the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]." {Isa 1:19-20} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Standª° ye in¹ the ways,ª and see,ª° and askª° for the oldª paths,ª where¹¹ [is] the goodª way,ª and walk²°¹ therein, and ye shall findª° restª for your souls.ª But they said,ª° We will not¹ walk²°¹ [therein]. ... Also I setª° watchmenª° over¹ you, [saying], Hearkenª° to the soundª of the trumpet.ª But they said,ª° We will not¹ hearken.ª°" {Jer 6:16-17} + "But they hearkenedª° not,¹ nor¹ inclinedª°¹ their ear,ª but walked²°¹ in the counselsª [and] in the imaginationª of their evilª heart,ª and went¹ backward,ª and not¹ forward.ª" {Jer 7:24} + "This¹ evilª people,ª which refuseª to hearª°¹ my words,ª which walkª° in the imaginationª of their heart,ª and walk²°¹ afterª otherª gods,ª to serveª° them, and to worshipª° them, shall even be¹ as this¹ girdle,ª which¹ is goodª° for nothing.¹¹" {Jer 13:10} + "To hearkenª° to¹ the wordsª of my servantsª the prophets,ª whom¹ I¹ sentª° unto¹ you, both rising up early,ª° and sendingª° [them], but ye have not¹ hearkened;ª° ... 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 26:5-6} + "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." {Jer 35:15} + "And I will punishª°¹ him and his seedª and his servantsª for¹ their iniquity;ª and I will bringª° upon¹ them, and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and upon¹ the menª of Judah,ª¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ I have pronouncedª° against¹ them; but they hearkenedª° not.¹" {Jer 36:31} + "[As for] the wordª that¹ thou hast spokenª° unto¹ us in the nameª of the LORD,ª we will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ thee." {Jer 44:16} + "But the houseª of Israelª willª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ thee; for¹ they willª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me: for¹ all¹ the houseª of Israelª [are] impudentªª and hardhearted.ªª" {Ezk 3:7} + "For¹ Israelª slideth backª° as a backslidingª° heifer:ª now¹ the LORDª will feedª° them as a lambª in a large place.ª" {Hsa 4:16} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹" {Dan 9:5} + "She obeyedª° not¹ the voice;ª she receivedª° not¹ correction;ª she trustedª° not¹ in the LORD;ª she drew not nearª°¹ to¹ her God.ª" {Zph 3:2} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª" {Act 7:51} + "Seeª° that ye refuseª° notª him that speaketh.ª° Forª ifª theyª escapedª° notª who refused¹ him²° that spakeª° onª earth,ª muchª moreª [shall not] weª [escape], if we turn away from¹ him²°¹ that [speaketh] fromª heaven:ª" {Hbr 12:25}
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