Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

τῶν δέ τε τηλόσε δοῦπον ἐν οὔρεσιν ἔκλυε ποιμήν·

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

vidyaama vastor avasaa gRNanto bharadvaajaa uta ta indra nuunam

tam arvantaM na saanasiM gRNiihi vipra shuSmiNam

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनु विधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि

vanaspate rashanayaa niyuuyaa devaanaam paatha upa vakSi vidvaan