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Jeremiah 5:21

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-hearH8085 →
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
זֹ֔אתZotthisH2063 →
עַ֥ם'amO peopleH5971 →
סָכָ֖לsa.KhalfoolH5530 →
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
לֵ֑בLev[is] a heartH3820 →
עֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimeyesH5869 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hem[belong] to <the> them
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יִרְא֔וּyir.'Uthey seeH7200 →
אָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimearsH241 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belong] to <the> them
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uthey hearH8085 →

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Mark 4:12so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”Isaiah 6:10Make 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.”Acts 28:26‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”Ezekiel 12:2“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.Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Romans 11:8as 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.”Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.Luke 8:10He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’John 12:40“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.”Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.Matthew 13:13–15This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’Jeremiah 4:22“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.”Mark 8:18‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?Luke 11:34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.Jeremiah 8:7Even 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.Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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