He rejected the Jews as his special nation; their keeping the Law was no longer the means to obtain his approval. If those listeners wanted an ongoing relationship with Jehovah, they needed something else.
فَهُوَ لَمْ يَعُدْ يَعْتَبِرُ ٱلْيَهُودَ أُمَّتَهُ ٱلْخَاصَّةَ ،‏ وَمَا عَادَ حِفْظُهُمْ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ شَرْطًا لِنَيْلِ رِضَاهُ .‏