¹⁶ And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹¹ For Jehovah spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and he instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

¹⁰ To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.