¹³ And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, ^(A)rising up early and ^(B)speaking, but you did not hear, and I ^(C)called you but you did not answer,

²⁴ Yet they ^(A)did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and ^[a](B)went backward and not forward.

²⁶ Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but ^(A)stiffened their neck; they ^(B)did more evil than their fathers.