Isaiah 44:18

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

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16 He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

17 From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”

18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

19 And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

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Isaiah 44:18 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
KJV 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.
WEB World English Bible: They don’t know, neither do they consider, for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see, and their hearts, that they can’t understand.
ASV American Standard Version: They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
DBY Darby Translation: They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
WBS Webster Bible: They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.