Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 5:21

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

Heb. Heart. They have no heart to return, or to any thing of Instruction, or Reformation, but are stupid, and sottish, regardless of all counsel, wisdom, and common prudence, the heart is said to be the simbole, and according to Gale[illegible: 1 letter], the seat of Wisdom, so the Poet placeth it, Cor sapit, & pulmo loquitur, fel commovet iram, &c.

See chap. 6.10. they are wilfully blind, and obstinately deaf, will neither see, nor hear the word, will or works of God, of which he giveth two instances in two following verses, ver. 22, 24, viz. in governing the Sea, and appointing the seasons of the year. It may b[illegible: 1 letter] he alludes herein to their Idols, to which they were so much addicted.

Marginal references: Isa. 6.9. Ezek. 12.2. Mat. 13.14. Joh. 12.40. Acts. 28.26. Rom. 11.8.; Heb. heart.