Jeremiah 5:21New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— ‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Hear this, I pray you, ye people—foolish and without heart,—Eyes, have they, and see not, Ears, have they, and hear not!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Hear, O foolish people, and without understanding: who have eyes, and see not: and ears, and hear not.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Heare now this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Hear now this, O foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes and see not, who have ears and hear not:
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Hear ye now these things, O foolish and senseless people; who have eyes, and see not; and have ears, and hear not:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: |
Hear
8085 {8085} Primeשָׁמַעshama`{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
now
x4994 (4994) Complementנָאna'{naw}
A primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered I pray, now or then; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjugation.
this,
x2063 (2063) Complementזֹאתzo'th{zothe'}
Irregular feminine of H2089; this (often used adverbially).
O foolish
5530 {5530} Primeסָכָלcakal{saw-kawl'}
From H5528; silly.
people,
5971 {5971} Primeעַם`am{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
and without
x369 (0369) Complementאַיִן'ayin{ah'-yin}
As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.
understanding;
3820 {3820} Primeלֵבleb{labe}
A form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.
which have eyes,
5869 {5869} Primeעַיִן`ayin{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
and see
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
not;
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
which have ears,
241 {0241} Primeאֹזֶן'ozen{o'-zen}
From H0238; broadness, that is, (concretely) the ear (from its form in man).
and hear
8085 {8085} Primeשָׁמַעshama`{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
not:
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles. |
Jeremiah 5:21
_ _ eyes ... ears, and — Translate, “and yet” (compare Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 6:9). Having powers of perception, they did not use them: still they were responsible for the exercise of them. |
Jeremiah 5:21
And hear not — They are wilfully blind, and obstinately deaf, will neither see, nor hear the word, will, or works of God, of which he giveth two instances in the two following verses. |
- O foolish:
Jeremiah 5:4 Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah 4:22 For 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.
Jeremiah 8:7 Yea, 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.
Jeremiah 10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock [is] a doctrine of vanities.
Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Deuteronomy 32:6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
Psalms 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?
Isaiah 6:9-10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. ... 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.
Isaiah 27:11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, [and] set them on fire: for it [is] a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Ezekiel 12:2 Son 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.
Matthew 13:13-15 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. ... 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.
John 12:40 He 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.
Acts 28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
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.
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- understanding:
- Heb. heart,
Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
Hosea 7:11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
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