Jeremiah 5:21 (WEB)
‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:
Fathers and councils · 3
Eusebius of Caesarea
“For it is written concerning me, that they who have seen me will not believe in me, and that they who have not seen me will believe and be saved.” — editor's note: γέγραπται, as used by Christ and his disciples, always referred to the Old Testament. The passage quoted here does not occur in the Old Testament; but compare…
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“And that no one might ascribe this blindness of theirs to nature instead of to their own will, elsewhere He says: “Bring forth the people that are blind and have eyes: that are deaf and have ears;” and again: “having eyes, but ye see not; and ears, but ye hear not.”” — editor's note: Is. xliii. 8; Jer. v. 21.
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“And again: “Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee from acting as My priest.”” — editor's note: Jer. v. 21; Hos. iv. 6.
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Parallel passages
Jeremiah 5:21 and Ezekiel 12:2 share the same wording (11 words).
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Cited together in Church History I.12.
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