Though I had called, and he had answered me, I could not believe, that he would lend an ear to my voice.

A laughing-stock to one's neighbour, do I become, one who hath called upon GOD and he hath answered him! A laughing-stock - a righteous man without blame!

To mine own servant, I called, and he would not answer, With mine own mouth, I kept entreating him;

and he called the name of the first Jemima, and the name of the second Kezia, - and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.