They sin against the God:

1. Of Creation (Jeremiah 5:22), and
2. Of Providence (Jeremiah 5:24).

Which have eyes, and see not. —An almost verbal reproduction from Isaiah 6:10.

And, alas! there are far too many of such people still around.

They hear God's Word, yet it never reaches their hearts. They see what God's h…

The Prophet confirms what he had said, so that the Jews would not think that they were only terrified by words, and not dread the consequences. The…

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding,
&c.] or, "heart" ^F1; (See Gill on Jeremia…

Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they can read their sin in their punishment. If people inquire…

1. Here, he shows the folly of a sinful people.