Jeremiah 5:21 ““Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not s…”

Jeremiah 5:21

“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

World English Bible

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

American Standard Version

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:

Geneva Bible 1599

Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.

Darby Translation

Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.

Young's Literal Translation

Hear ye, I pray you, this, O people, foolish and without heart, Eyes they have, and they see not, Ears they have, and they hear not.

Bible in Basic English

Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

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Cross references

“O foolish”

Ezekiel 12:2 Acts 28:26 Romans 11:8 John 12:40 Jeremiah 4:22 Matthew 13:13–15

Ezekiel 12:2 · BSB

“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.

Acts 28:26 · BSB

‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

Romans 11:8 · BSB

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 12:40 · BSB

“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 4:22 · BSB

“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 13:13–15 · BSB

This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

“understanding”

Proverbs 17:16 Hosea 7:11

Proverbs 17:16 · BSB

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Hosea 7:11 · BSB

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

Also

Mark 8:18

Mark 8:18 · BSB

‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

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