But they mocked the messengers of God and despised their words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD so arose against his people that it was past remedy.

And the posts went from city to city throughout the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and even unto Zebulun. But they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.

They have denied the LORD, and said, 'It is not he. Tush, there shall no misfortune come upon us; we shall see neither sword nor hunger.'

But after our forefathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them over into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, which brake down this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.

He that is stiff necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed without any help.

With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

{An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?

{A Psalm of Asaph} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem a heap of stones.

Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

And therefore make no mocks at it, that your captivity increase not. For I have heard the LORD God of Hosts say that there shall come a sudden destruction and plague upon the whole earth.

O LORD, thou makest me weak, but thou refreshest me, and makest me strong again. All the day long am I despised, and laughed to scorn of every man:

where Zedekiah the king of Judah caused him to be laid, because he had prophesied of this manner, "Thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall take it.

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that dwelt in the fore entry of the prison. And they let down Jeremiah with cords into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire.

Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.

"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country:

All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,

He shall be delivered unto the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shall be despitefully entreated, and shall be spitted on:

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him,

And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

The soldiers also mocked him, and came and gave him vinegar,

Others mocked them saying, "They are full of new wine."

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them, which showed before of the coming of that Just, whom ye have betrayed and murdered.

'Behold ye despisers, and wonder, and perish ye: for I do a work in your days, which ye shall not believe, if a man would declare it you.'"

When they heard of the resurrection from death, some mocked, and others said, "We will hear thee again of this matter."

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

Others tasted of mockings, and scourgings, moreover of bonds and prisonment:

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Summary

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

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Despised

Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,
All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,
'Behold ye despisers, and wonder, and perish ye: for I do a work in your days, which ye shall not believe, if a man would declare it you.'"
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

Misused

where Zedekiah the king of Judah caused him to be laid, because he had prophesied of this manner, "Thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall take it.
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that dwelt in the fore entry of the prison. And they let down Jeremiah with cords into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire.
Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.
"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country:
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them, which showed before of the coming of that Just, whom ye have betrayed and murdered.

The wrath

{An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?
{A Psalm of Asaph} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem a heap of stones.

Till

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.
He that is stiff necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed without any help.

General references

And when the LORD spake to Manasseh and to his people, they attended not to him.
Whoso reproveth a scornful person, getteth himself dishonour: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, staineth himself.
What more could have been done for it, that I have not done? Wherefore than hath it given thorns, where I looked to have had grapes of it?
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD: Thy bruisings are perilous, and thy wounds ready to cast thee into sickness.
"Thou son of man, tell her, 'Thou art an unclean land, which is not rained upon in the day of the cruel wrath:
and the husbandmen caught his servants, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
added this above all, and laid John in prison.
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