because

Psalm 68:6, 18
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. . . .

Psalm 106:43
Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Isaiah 63:10, 11
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy and He Himself fought against them. . . .

Lamentations 3:39-42
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? . . .

Lamentations 5:15-17
Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. . . .

contemned

Psalm 73:24
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Psalm 113:7-9
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump . . .

Psalm 119:24
Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

2 Chronicles 25:15, 16
Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said, "Why have you sought this people's gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?" . . .

2 Chronicles 33:10
And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.

Proverbs 1:25, 30, 31
because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, . . .

1 Samuel 2:5-8
The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. . . .

Isaiah 5:19
to those who say, "Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!"

Jeremiah 44:16
"As for the word you spoke to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!

Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Romans 1:28
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.