Jer 5:21 mixed clauses #977

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opened 2021-10-22 14:22:25 +00:00 by SusanQuigley · 2 comments

SusanQuigley commented

2021-10-22 14:22:25 +00:00

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\q
\v 21 'Hear this, you foolish people
\q2 who have no understanding;
\q2 who have eyes but you cannot see,
\q2 and you have ears but you cannot hear.

In Jer 3:21 "and" conjoins a relative clause and an indpendant clause.
It's awkward both for reading and for formatting as poetry

I suggest the following.

\q
\v 21 'Hear this, you foolish people
\q2 who have no understanding;
\q you have eyes but you cannot see,
\q2 and you have ears but you cannot hear.

\q \v 21 'Hear this, you foolish people \q2 who have no understanding; \q2 who have eyes but you cannot see, \q2 and you have ears but you cannot hear. In Jer 3:21 "and" conjoins a relative clause and an indpendant clause. It's awkward both for reading and for formatting as poetry I suggest the following. \q \v 21 'Hear this, you foolish people \q2 who have no understanding; \q **you** have eyes but you cannot see, \q2 and you have ears but you cannot hear.