Jeremiah 22:21

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity, while the country was enjoying prosperous, secure, peaceful relations; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, from the days that He chose Israel to be His people and led them forth from the land of their bondage, Hosea 2:17, that thou obeyedst not My voice, the Lord being obliged to rebuke them time and again for their rebellious conduct.