²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

⁴⁴ Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

³¹ For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.