Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:21
21“Hear this,
O foolish and senseless people,
who have eyes but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שִׁמְעוּ־ | šim·‘ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| this | זֹ֔את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| O foolish | סָכָ֖ל | sā·ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular | H5530 fool |
| and senseless | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| people | עַ֥ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| who have eyes | עֵינַ֤יִם | ‘ê·na·yim | Noun - cd | H5869 eye |
| but do not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | יִרְא֔וּ | yir·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| who have ears | אָזְנַ֥יִם | ’ā·zə·na·yim | Noun - fd | H241 ear |
| but do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hear | יִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ | yiš·mā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 12:2 · Acts 28:26 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Romans 11:8 · John 12:40 · Jeremiah 4:22 · Matthew 13:13–15 · Mark 8:18 · Jeremiah 8:7 · Psalm 94:8 · Isaiah 44:18 · Jeremiah 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.