¹⁷ Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears,^(A) he could not change what he had done.

The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy

¹⁸ You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;^{(B) 19} to a trumpet blast^(C) or to such a voice speaking words^(D) that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,^(E)