And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
Rising up early - implying unwearied earnestness in soliciting them (Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 11:7; 2 Chronicles 36:15, "The Lord God of their fathers sent to them by His messengers, rising up betimes and sending").