Isaiah 44:18
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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ASV
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
KJV
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יָדְע֖וּ | ya.de.'U | they know | H3045 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יָבִ֑ינוּ | ya.Vi.nu | they understand | H995 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| טַ֤ח | tach | it is besmeared | H2902 → |
| מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ | me.re.'Ot | from seeing | H7200 → |
| עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם | 'ei.nei.Hem | eyes their | H5869 → |
| מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | me.has.Kil | from having insight | H7919 → |
| לִבֹּתָֽם׃ | li.bo.Tam | hearts their | H3820 → |
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