Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib, [but] Israel does not know; my people does not consider.
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Deuteronomy 32:28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
Isaiah 5:12And the harp and the lute, the tambourine and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts, but they do not regard the work of LORD, nor have they considered the operation of his hands.
Isaiah 42:20Thou see many things, but thou do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.
Jeremiah 4:22For my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are sottish sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:3-10
The Degeneracy of Israel; The Sinfulness of Israel; The Sufferings of Israel. ( b. c. 738.) 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord , they have provoked the Holy One of… Read the whole commentary →