Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
they have known—rather, "they must know." The prophet supposes it as probable, considering their position.
but these—I found the very reverse to be the case.
burst . . . bonds—set God's law at defiance (Psalms 2:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 5:5:
Job 31:7
Jeremiah 2:20
Jeremiah 8:7
Jeremiah 9:6
Jeremiah 27:2
Micah 3:1
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