Jeremiah 5:21

21 'Now hear this, O foolish and senseless * people, Who have ¹eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.

Jeremiah 5:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:21

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding,
&c.] or, "heart" ^F1; (See Gill on Jeremiah 4:22): which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not;
like the idols they served, ( Psalms 115:4-8 ) . this is an upbraiding of them with their folly and stupidity, their want of common sense, their blindness and ignorance; notwithstanding they had the means of light and knowledge, the law, and the prophets.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (bl Nyaw) "et non cor", Pagninus, Montanus; "qui non habes cor", V. L. "excors", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "cui cor non est", Cocceius.

Jeremiah 5:21 In-Context

19 "It shall come about when they say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' then you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'

20 "Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

21 'Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.

22 'Do you not fear Me?' declares the LORD . 'Do you not tremble in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it. Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

23 'But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; They have turned aside and departed.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 43:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Matthew 13:14; Mark 8:18; John 12:40; Acts 28:26; Romans 11:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "without heart"