10 Jehovah kept speaking to Ma·nasʹseh and his people, but they paid no attention.+

15 Jehovah the God of their forefathers kept warning them by means of his messengers, warning them again and again, because he felt compassion for his people and for his dwelling place. 16 But they kept ridiculing the messengers of the true God,+ and they despised his words+ and mocked his prophets,+ until the rage of Jehovah came up against his people,+ until they were beyond healing.

29 Although you would warn them so as to bring them back to your Law, they behaved presumptuously and refused to listen to your commandments;+ and they sinned against your regulations, by which a man will live if he observes them.+ But they stubbornly turned their back and stiffened their neck, and they refused to listen.

13 But you kept doing all these things,’ declares Jehovah, ‘and even though I spoke to you again and again,* you did not listen.+ I kept calling you, but you would not answer.+