But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust. "Lust," or 'obstinacy.' The same Hebrew word х bishriyruwt (H8307), from shuwr, to contemplate fixedly; but Gesenius takes it from shaarar (H8324), to twist, or make firm] occurs in Deuteronomy 29:19, "I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination (margin, stubbornness)) of mine heart" (Jeremiah 3:17; cf. Proverbs 1:30-31; Romans 1:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11). The worst judgment that could fall on any man, is that he should given up to 'his own lust,' "Israel would none of me" - literally, did not acquiesce ( 'aabah (H14)) or consent to me. Israel reversed God's command, Deuteronomy 13:6-8, "Thou shalt not consent unto him" who would entice thee after a strange god; because she consented to the enticer, and 'would not consent unto God.'
And they walked in their own counsels - (Jeremiah 7:24; Isaiah 65:2.)