Jeremiah 5:8,21 - Compare All Versions

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They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife.

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

They were well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.

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

They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.

Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear.

They are well-fed,  eager   stallions,  each neighing  after someone else’s wife.

Hear this, you foolish and senseless   people.  They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.

They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.

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

They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not

“Why should I even bother with you any longer? Your children wander off, leaving me, Taking up with gods that aren’t even gods. I satisfied their deepest needs, and then they went off with the ‘sacred’ whores, left me for orgies in sex shrines! A bunch of well-groomed, lusty stallions, each one pawing and snorting for his neighbor’s wife. Do you think I’m going to stand around and do nothing?” GOD’s Decree. “Don’t you think I’ll take serious measures against a people like this?

“Tell the house of Jacob this, put out this bulletin in Judah: Listen to this, you scatterbrains, airheads, With eyes that see but don’t really look, and ears that hear but don’t really listen. Why don’t you honor me? Why aren’t you in awe before me? Yes, me, who made the shorelines to contain the ocean waters. I drew a line in the sand that cannot be crossed. Waves roll in but cannot get through; breakers crash but that’s the end of them. But this people—what a people! Uncontrollable, untamable runaways. It never occurs to them to say, ‘How can we honor our GOD with our lives, The God who gives rain in both spring and autumn and maintains the rhythm of the seasons, Who sets aside time each year for harvest and keeps everything running smoothly for us?’ Of course you don’t! Your bad behavior blinds you to all this. Your sins keep my blessings at a distance.

“They were well-fed lusty horses, Each one neighing at his neighbor’s wife.

‘Now hear this, you foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.

“They were like well-fed, lusty stallions, Each one neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear. [Is 6:9, 10; Matt 13:10-15; Mark 8:17, 18]

They are like lusty, well-fed stallions. Each of them lusts after his neighbor’s wife.

Tell them: ‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive