Regardless of the ample evidence of God’s tender feelings for them, the people of Israel “were continually making jest at the messengers of the true God and despising his words and mocking at his prophets, until the rage of Jehovah came up against his people, until there was no healing. ”
ورغم وفرة الادلة على مشاعر الله الرقيقة نحو شعب اسرائيل ،‏ « كانوا يهزأون برسل الله ورذلوا كلامه وتهاونوا بأنبيائه حتى ثار غضب الرب على شعبه حتى لم يكن شفاء » .‏