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


In Context

15 And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth it, and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.

16 Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By this half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: 'Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.

17 And its remnant for a god he hath made — For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, 'Deliver me, for my god thou art.'

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

19 And none doth turn it back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: 'Is there not a lie in my right hand?'

Isaiah 44:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:18They 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

44:18They 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

44:18They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.