Isaiah 44:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 44:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
- Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
- Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
- Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
- Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
- Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- Isaiah 44:20He 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?”
- Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
- Isaiah 46:7They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
- Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
- Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
- Daniel 12:10Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
- Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
- John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- John 8:43Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- John 12:39For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
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