Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
Though they shall cry unto me - contrasted with "cry unto the gods," etc. (Jeremiah 11:12).
Not hearken - (Psalms 18:41; Proverbs 1:28, "Then shall they call unto me, but I will not answer: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;" Isaiah 1:15; Micah 3:4).