11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 44:18
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.
Isaiah 44:18 in 11 translations
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- They have not known, nor do they understand, || For He has coated their eyes from seeing, || Their heart from acting wisely.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- How ignorant they are, how dumb! Their eyes have been plastered over so they can't see, their minds closed so they don't have insight.
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- They have not known, nor understood: for their eyes are covered that they may not see, and that they may not understand with their heart.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֥א | lō | They do not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | comprehend | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | [or] | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָבִ֑ינוּ | yā·ḇî·nū | discern | H995 בִּין to understand |
| כִּ֣י | kî | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| טַ֤ח | ṭaḥ | He has shut | H2902 טוּחַ to overspread |
| מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ | mê·rə·’ō·wṯ | so they cannot see | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ê·nê·hem | their eyes | H5869 עַ֫יִן eye |
| מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | mê·haś·kîl | so they cannot understand | H7919 שָׂכַל be prudent |
| לִבֹּתָֽם׃ | lib·bō·ṯām | and [closed] their minds | H3820 לֵב heart |
Related verses
- Isaiah 6:9–10
He said, “Go, and tell this people, ‘You hear indeed, but don’t understand; and you see indeed, but don’t perceive.’ Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:3–4
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who are dying; in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- John 12:39–40
For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again, “He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12
even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie; …
- Jeremiah 5:21
‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding; who have eyes, and don’t see; who have ears, and don’t hear:
- Psalm 81:12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.
- Proverbs 2:5–9
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity; …
- Matthew 13:14–15
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive: for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’
- John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- Romans 1:21–23
Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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?”
Read all of Isaiah 44 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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