Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 7:13

13 Therefore it is come to pass that as he cried, and they would not hear: so they cried and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts.

This is the very cause, and 'tis just too.

My Spirit by the Prophets called, warned, intreated, and urged them to repent, obey, and live; but they would not;

by fasting and howling in their deep, but chosen distress, in the miseries they fell under after Gedaliahs death, yet I would not hear saith the Lord of hosts, is it not most just I should disregard their Tears for Gedaliah, when after his death they pretended to enquire that they might obey my word, Ier. 42.2, 3. with 5, 6? yet then they gave my Prophet the lye, and contemptuously resolved to do contrary to my word by him, Ier. 43.4. Thus you know my resentments of your Fas[illegible: 1 letter]s held on with your sins, saith the Lord.

Marginal references: Prov. 1.24, 28. Isa. 1.15. Jer. 11.11. & 14.12. Mich. 3.4.