1:30

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

30a They accepted none of my counsel;

30b they despised all my reproof.

This verse gives two more parallel reasons for the consequences described in 1:31.

1:30a–b

accepted none of my counsel…despised all my reproof: The phrases in this verse have similar meanings to 1:25, which has “neglected” for accepted none of and “wanted none of” for despised. In Hebrew, the word accepted means “consent to,” “comply with,” or “be willing to obey.” The word despised means “undervalued” or “treated with disdain.” The way a person shows disdain for someone’s rebuke is to ignore it, so the Good News Translation has:

You have never…paid any attention when I corrected you. (Good News Translation)

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