text_original: Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets"   Over this passage Rotha lingered, pondering. Could it be true that she herself was to blame for the very hardness of heart she wanted to get rid of? Had she "refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped her ears"?
text_transcription: YEA THEY MADE THEIR HEARTS AS AN ADAMANT STONE LEST THEY SHOULD HEAR THE LAW AND THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH SENT IN HIS SPIRIT BY THE FORMER PROPHETS OVER THIS PASSAGE ROTHA LINGERED PONDERING COULD IT BE TRUE THAT SHE HERSELF WAS TO BLAME FOR THE VERY HARDNESS OF HEART SHE WANTED TO GET RID OF HAD SHE REFUSED TO HEARKEN AND PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED HER EARS
phonemes: jˈeɪ, ðeɪ mˌeɪd ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts æz ɐn ˈædəmənt stˈoʊn, lˈɛst ðeɪ ʃˌʊd hˈɪɹ ðə lˈɔː, ænd ðə wˈɜːdz wˌɪtʃ ðə lˈɔːɹd ʌv hˈoʊsts hæθ sˈɛnt ɪn hɪz spˈɪɹɪt baɪ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈɑːfɪts"   ˌoʊvɚ ðɪs pˈæsɪdʒ ɹˈɑːθə lˈɪŋɡɚd, pˈɑːndɚɹɪŋ. kʊd ɪt biː tɹˈuː ðæt ʃiː hɜːsˈɛlf wʌz tə blˈeɪm fɚðə vˈɛɹi hˈɑːɹdnəs ʌv hˈɑːɹt ʃiː wˈɔntᵻd tə ɡɛt ɹˈɪd ʌv? hˈæd ʃiː "ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə hˈɑːɹkən ænd pˈʊld ɐwˈeɪ ðə ʃˈoʊldɚ ænd stˈɑːpt hɜːɹ ˈɪɹz"?