Jeremiah 5:21
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
In other translations
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Hebrew words
שִׁמְעוּ־shim'u-hearH8085נָאna'pleaseH4994זֹאתzotthisH2063עַם'amO peopleH5971סָכָלsakhalfoolH5530וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369לֵבlev[is] a heartH3820עֵינַיִם'einayimeyesH5869לָהֶםlahem[belong] to <the> themוְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִרְאוּyir'uthey seeH7200אָזְנַיִם'azenayimearsH241לָהֶםlahem[belong] to <the> themוְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִשְׁמָעוּ׃yishma'uthey hearH8085
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Related verses
- Acts 28:26Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
- Ezekiel 12:2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
- Isaiah 6:9-109 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Romans 11:8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
- John 12:40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- Jeremiah 4:22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
- Matthew 13:13-1513 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.13 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ 14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- Mark 8:18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
- Psalm 94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- Jeremiah 8:7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
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