Isaiah 44:18

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

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16 He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire.”

17 The 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!”

18 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.

19 No 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?”

20 He 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?”

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Isaiah 44:18 in every translation

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.
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.
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.
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.