For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.
The children of Israel ... have only done evil - literally, have been doing only evil, implying continuous action.
Only ... evil ... only provoked me - they have been doing nothing else but evil; their sole aim seems to have been to provoke me.
From their youth - from the time when they were in the wilderness, having just before come into national existence.