He wanted his countrymen to hear God’s words and live. He was so concerned that he wept over the calamity to come upon them.
وَسِفْرُ ٱلْمَرَاثِي يَعْكِسُ بِصُورَةٍ حَيَّةٍ عُمْقَ مَحَبَّتِهِ وَٱهْتِمَامِهِ بِٱسْمِ يَهْوَهَ وَٱلنَّاسِ .‏