2 Chronicles 36:15-16

15The Lord, the God of their fathers, asent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 bBut they kept mocking the messengers of God, cdespising his words and scoffing at his prophets, duntil the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.

Nehemiah 9:29-30

29 eAnd you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet fthey acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, gwhich if a person does them, he shall live by them, hand they turned a stubborn shoulder iand stiffened their neck and would not obey. 30Many years jyou bore with them kand warned them lby your Spirit through your prophets. mYet they would not give ear. nTherefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Jeremiah 25:4-7

4 oYou have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord ppersistently sent to you all his servants the prophets, 5saying, qTurn now, every one of you, rfrom his evil way and evil deeds, and sdwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. 6 tDo not go after other gods to serve and worship them, uor provoke me to anger vwith the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ 7 wYet you have not listened to me, declares the Lord, xthat you might provoke me to anger ywith the work of your hands to your own harm.

Jeremiah 44:4-5

4 zYet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, ‘Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!’ 5 aaBut they did not listen abor incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.

Zechariah 1:4

4 acDo not be like your fathers, adto whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, aeReturn from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But afthey did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord.

Acts 7:51-52

51 ag“You stiff-necked people, ahuncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. aiAs your fathers did, so do you. 52 ajWhich of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of akthe Righteous One, alwhom you have now betrayed and murdered,
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