¹⁴ For God speaketh once, Yea twice, `though man' regardeth it not.

¹¹ God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.

⁵ Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

¹⁹ And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

²⁵ And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

¹⁷ And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?

¹⁸ Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

⁹ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

²⁴ Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

¹⁰ And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.

¹⁴ And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

²⁹ Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, `yea' thrice, with a man,