Be ye; you who have seen the sorrows of a long captivity, who are wonderfully brought back, who are under the teachings of rod and staff.
The former prophets; all the former prophets, 2Ch_36:15,16.
Cried; preached earnestly, frequently, and compassionately.
Turn ye now from your evil ways; now, to-day, yet before it is too late, O turn from vicious, sinful courses and ways; from your atheism, idolatry, murders, oppressions, and adulteries.
And from your evil doings: it is repeated that it might be more impressive upon them. The prophets importunately entreated them to cease from evil, Isa_1:16 31:6 Jer_3:12Eze_18:30Hos_14:1.
They did not hear; they did not because they would not, they regarded not what I said by my prophets, neither could they be persuaded to it.
Nor hearken unto me: this obstinate disobedience is twice together charged on them, to make their sin appear in its greatness.