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Jeremiah 5:21

Jeremiah 5:21
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding,.... or, "heart" (a); See Gill on Jer 4:22,

which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not; like the idols they served, Psa…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Jeremiah 5:20-31

Against the God (1) of Creation Jer 5:22, and (2) of Providence Jer 5:24, They sin, not merely by apostasy, but by a general immorality extending to all classes Jer 5:25-28. It is in this immorality…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 5:20-24

The prophet, having reproved them for sin and threatened the judgments of God against them, is here sent to them again upon another errand, which he must publish in Judah; the purport of it is to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

understanding mg. Heb. heart, which was considered as the seat of intelligence. See Jer 24:7 ("an heart to know me"); Hos 7:11 (mg.).