Jeremiah 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:”
Jeremiah 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:”
Jeremiah 5:21 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not: ”
Jeremiah 5:21 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not. ”
Jeremiah 5:21 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.”
Jeremiah 5:21 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:21 in Context — Jeremiah 5
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
22 Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
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What Does Jeremiah 5:21 Mean?
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