And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their clothes, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
Meaning:-
Persisted: to continue steadfastly. (steadfastly meaning: strongly and without stopping)
Arrogant: self-important, proud in an unpleasant, revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.