The arrogance of Israel testifies against him, yet they refuse to return to the Lord their God! In spite of all this they refuse to seek him!

For if you refuse to release them ¹  and continue holding them, ² 

You grant ¹  him his heart’s desire; you do not refuse his request. ²  (Selah)

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full. ¹ 

What the sluggard desires ¹  will kill him, ²  for his hands ³  refuse to work.

Two things ¹  I ask from you; ²  do not refuse me before I die:

They will return to Egypt! ¹  Assyria will rule over them ²  because they refuse to repent! ³ 

“If you refuse to obey ¹  all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

She said, “I would like to ask you for just one small favor. ¹  Please don’t refuse me.” ²  He said, ³  “Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”

But if you refuse to release them, then I am going to plague ¹  all your territory with frogs. ² 

But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring ¹  locusts ²  into your territory ³  tomorrow.

So the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse ¹  to obey my commandments and my instructions?

I will lay your cities waste ¹  and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will refuse to smell your soothing aromas.

But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, ¹  and expire without knowledge.

The violence ¹  done by the wicked ²  will drag them away because ³  they refuse to do what is right. ⁴ 

The earth quakes ¹  before them; ²  the sky reverberates. ³  The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine. ⁴ 

A lion has roared! ¹  Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy? ² 

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, ¹  but you establish a reign of violence. ² 

You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor ¹  has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved. ² 

Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” ¹  She said, “Go ahead and ask.” ²