Note Ezra’s vivid description of the situation, as found at 2 Chronicles 36: 15: “Jehovah the God of their forefathers kept sending against them by means of his messengers, sending again and again, because he felt compassion for his people and for his dwelling. ” And the result of all this effort?
दुःख की बात है, आयत १६ में एज्रा कहता है: “परन्तु वे परमेश्‍वर के दूतों को ठट्ठों में उड़ाते, उसके वचनों को तुच्छ जानते, और उसके नबियों की हंसी करते थे ।