For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord, [Prov. 8:13.]
because they hated knowledge and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.
For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;