6944. 'And behold, they will not believe me, and will not hear my voice' means that those who belonged to the spiritual Church would not be in possession of faith and so would be unreceptive. This is clear from the representation of the children of Israel, to whom these words refer, as those belonging to the spiritual Church, dealt with in 6426, 6637; from the meaning of 'not believing' as not being in possession of faith; and from the meaning of 'not hearing the voice' as being unreceptive, dealt within 5471, 5475.

5475. 'And you did not listen' means non-acceptance. This is clear from the meaning of hearing or 'listening' as obeying, dealt with in 2542, 3869, 4652-4660, 5017. And Since obeying is meant, so also is accepting, as above in 5471; for anyone who obeys what faith tells him is acceptive. Here non-acceptance is meant because the words used are 'you did not listen'.