"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.

You have committed all these sins, and even though I spoke to you over and over again, you refused to listen. You would not answer when I called you.

"We refuse to listen to what you have told us in the name of the LORD.

So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways.