Isaiah 44:18 KJV
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- Psalms 81:12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
- Isaiah 6:9–10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. …
- 2 Corinthians 4:3–4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: …
- Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
- Jeremiah 5:21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
- Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
- John 12:39–40 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, …
- Romans 11:8–10 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. …
- Psalms 92:6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
- Proverbs 2:5–9 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. …
- Proverbs 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
- Isaiah 44:9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
- Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
- Isaiah 46:7–8 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. …
- Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
- Jeremiah 10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
- Matthew 13:14–15 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: …
- John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
- Acts 14:16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
- Romans 1:21–23 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. …
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, …
- 2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
- Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
- Isaiah 44:20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
- Daniel 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
- Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- John 5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
- Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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Topics
- Blindness Spiritual
- Idol Wood and stone
- Idolatry Folly of
- Isaiah Comforts the Jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by Cyrus
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of blessing and restoration
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- They have not known לֹא lōʾ Negative יָדְעוּ yādĕʿû יָדַע Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and
- nor understood יָבִינוּ yābînû בִּין Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- for he hath shut טַח ṭaḥ טוּחַ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- their eyes עֵינֵיהֶם ʿênêhem עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- that they cannot see כִּי kî Conjunction מֵרְאוֹת mērĕʾwōt רָאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- their hearts לִבֹּתָם libbōtām Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural לִבָּה libbâh
- that they cannot understand מֵהַשְׂכִּיל mēhaśkîl שָׂכַל Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
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