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: [[rc://en/ta/man/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: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## They were more wicked ##

"Each generation was more wicked"