^24 (A)Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

¹² Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
^(A)Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear,
But did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”

⁴ So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
^(A)Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”