² Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go."

¹⁹ I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

¹⁵ What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'

³⁵ Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

⁸ giving vengeance to those who don't know God, and to those who don't obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus,

²⁸ Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

³ They will do these things{TR adds "to you"} because they have not known the Father, nor me.

¹⁶ As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we will not listen to you.

¹⁷ But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

¹ > The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

⁴ Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"

⁴ The wicked, in the pride of his face, Has no room in his thoughts for God.

¹⁹ They spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.

¹⁵ Now therefore don't let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you after this manner, neither believe you him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

¹² Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.