## translationWords

* [[en:tw:egypt]]
* [[en:tw:evil]]
* [[en:tw:hard]]
* [[en:tw:heart]]
* [[en:tw:life]]
* [[en:tw:prophet]]
* [[en:tw:send]]
* [[en:tw:servant]]
* [[en:tw:stiffnecked]]

## translationNotes

* Yahweh continues to remind the people of Judah of the way that the people of Israel rebelled.
* **by their own stubborn plans of their wicked hearts** - "according to their own plans because they were wicked and stubborn"
* **so they went backwards, not forward** - "and so they turned their backs to me and not their faces." AT: "and so they refused to pay attention to me, instead of eagerly obeying me." (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])
* **every one of my servants** - "all of my servants"
* **persisted in sending them** - "diligently sent them every day"
* **my prophets, to you** - The word "you" refers to the people of Judah and all of their ancestors.
* **they did not listen** - The word "they" refers to all of the people of Israel had lived since their ancestors came out of Egypt.
* **hardened their necks** - AT: "stubbornly refused to listen." (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])
* **They were more wicked** - "Each generation was more wicked"