Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,
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.]
For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
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;