Verse 18

Isaiah 44:18

Young's Literal Translation

18 They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ וְ/לֹ֣א יָבִ֑ינוּ כִּ֣י טַ֤ח מֵֽ/רְאוֹת֙ עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֔ם מֵ/הַשְׂכִּ֖יל לִבֹּתָֽ/ם

English Translation

They do not know and do not understand that they are blind in their eyes and their hearts are not able to perceive.

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Chapter 44 Context

1 And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on: Focus ↗

2 Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant... Focus ↗

3 For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My b... Focus ↗

4 And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water. Focus ↗

5 This [one] saith, For Jehovah I [am], And this calleth [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one... Focus ↗

6 Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: 'I [am] the first, and I the... Focus ↗

7 And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiqu... Focus ↗

8 Fear not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye [are] M... Focus ↗

9 Framers of a graven image [are] all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And... Focus ↗

10 Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable? Focus ↗

11 Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artisans -- they [are] of men, All of them gather together... Focus ↗

12 He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And... Focus ↗

13 He hath wrought [with] wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maket... Focus ↗

14 Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth [it] for... Focus ↗

15 And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth [it], a... Focus ↗

16 Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By [this] half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting,... Focus ↗

17 And its remnant for a god he hath made -- For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippe... Focus ↗

18 They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart...

19 And none doth turn [it] back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of i... Focus ↗

20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, n... Focus ↗

21 Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou [art], I formed thee, a servant to Me thou... Focus ↗

22 I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as [by] a cloud thy sins, Return... Focus ↗

23 Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains,... Focus ↗

24 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: 'I [am] Jehovah, doing all things, St... Focus ↗

25 Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their... Focus ↗

26 Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Je... Focus ↗

27 Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up, Focus ↗

28 Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem,... Focus ↗

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