For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts - the design of God's chastisements. Not fulfilled in their case: a new cause for punishment (Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 5:3). So 2 Chronicles 28:22, "in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that King Ahaz." Compare Revelation 16:10-11.