“Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.”
The statement that the people have not listened represents the ultimate verdict: despite all the opportunity and warning, the people have chosen rebellion. The judgment is not arbitrary but the inevitable consequence of sustained refusal to respond to God's word. The historical catalog of patience followed by persistent rejection justifies what follows. The verse establishes the grounds for irreversible judgment.
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