Isaiah 44:18

They have no da'as nor binah; for their eyes + 44:18 the eyes of the idol people are smeared over, that they cannot see; and their levavot, that they cannot understand.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

In Context

17And the shererit thereof he maketh el, even his pesel; he falleth down unto it, and boweth down in worship to it, and davens unto it, and saith, Save me; for thou art Eli!

19And none considereth in his lev, neither is there da'as nor tevunah (understanding, intelligence) to say, I have burned half of it in the eish; and, also I have baked lechem upon the hot coals thereof; I have roasted basar, and eaten it; and shall I make the rest thereof to'evah? Shall I bow down to the bul etz (product of a tree, i.e., a block of wood)?

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Cross References

Psalms 92:6Hashem, how great are Thy works! 1 And Thy machshe'vot (thoughts) are very deep. 1

Proverbs 28:5Anshei rah understand not mishpat, 1 but they that seek Hashem understand all things. 1

Isaiah 6:9And He said, Go, and tell this people: 1 Hear ye indeed, but understand not; 1 and see indeed, but perceive not. 1

Isaiah 29:10For Hashem hath poured out upon you 1 the ruach tardemah (spirit of deep sleep), 1 and hath closed your eynayim; namely, that of the nevi'im 1 and your heads, you seers, hath He covered.

Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on efer (ash); a lev hutal (a heart deceived, a deluded mind) hath led him astray, that he cannot save his nefesh, nor say: Is there not sheker (a lie, a fraud) in my yamin (right hand)? 1

Isaiah 46:7They bear him upon the katef (shoulder), they carry him, 1 and set him up in his place, 1 and he standeth, from his makom shall he not move; 1 yes, though one shall cry out unto him, yet can he not answer, 1 nor save him out of his tzoros. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:10-21

The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 708.) 9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the… Read the whole commentary →

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