Isaiah 44:18

They do not know, neither do they consider:for he has shut their eyes, that they can't see;and their hearts, that they can't understand.

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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

17The rest of it he makes into a god,even his engraved image.He bows down to it and worships,and prays to it, and says, "Deliver me; for you are my god!"

19No one thinks,neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say,"I have burned part of it in the fire.Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals.I have roasted meat and eaten it.Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination?Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?"

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Cross References

Psalms 92:6A senseless man doesn't know,neither does a fool understand this:

Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice;but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

Isaiah 6:9He said, "Go, and tell this people,'You hear indeed,but do not understand;and you see indeed,but do not perceive.'

Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and he has covered your heads (the seers).

Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes.A deceived heart has turned him aside;and he can't deliver his soul,nor say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?"

Isaiah 46:7They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

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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