Isaiah 44:18
Isaiah 44:18 New International Version (NIV)
They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:18-19 The Message (MSG)
Pretty stupid, wouldn’t you say? Don’t they have eyes in their heads? Are their brains working at all? Doesn’t it occur to them to say, “Half of this tree I used for firewood: I baked bread, roasted meat, and enjoyed a good meal. And now I’ve used the rest to make a repulsive no-god. Here I am praying to a stick of wood!”
Isaiah 44:18 King James Version (KJV)
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
Isaiah 44:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Those people don’t know what they are doing. They don’t understand! It is as if their eyes are covered so they can’t see. Their minds don’t understand.
Isaiah 44:18 American Standard Version (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.
Isaiah 44:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
They do not know nor understand; For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, And their hearts, so that they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They do not know, nor do they understand, for God has muddied their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts (minds) as well so that they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.