^6 (A)We have not listened to ^(B)your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to ^(C)our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

¹⁵ The Lord, the God of their fathers, ^(A)sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. ^16 (B)But they kept mocking the messengers of God, ^(C)despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, ^(D)until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.