Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
So you will speak all these words to them, but they won't listen to you. You will call out to them, but they won't answer you.
God is telling Jeremiah that even though he must deliver God's message faithfully, the people will refuse to listen or respond.
📚 Historical Context
During the prophet Jeremiah's time in the 7th century BC, the kingdom of Judah was facing moral and spiritual decline, with widespread idolatry and injustice despite God's repeated warnings through His prophets. Jeremiah was specifically called by God to deliver messages of repentance to the people in Jerusalem, but this verse highlights the foreknowledge that the nation would stubbornly refuse to listen, reflecting their hardened hearts amid threats from invading powers like Babylon. This fits into the larger biblical narrative of God's judgment on unfaithfulness, leading to the eventual exile of Judah.
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