Isaiah
Isaiah 44:18–19
18They do not comprehend or discern,
for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see
and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
19And no one considers in his heart,
no one has the knowledge or insight to say,
“I burned half of it in the fire,
and I baked bread on its coals;
I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it?
Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
Word by word
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Isaiah 44:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| comprehend | יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| discern | יָבִ֑ינוּ | yā·ḇî·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H995 discern |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He has shut | טַ֤ח | ṭaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear |
| their eyes | עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ê·nê·hem | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| so they cannot see | מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ | mê·rə·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| and | לִבֹּתָֽם׃ | lib·bō·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| so they cannot understand | מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | mê·haś·kîl | Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7919 be prudent |
Isaiah 44:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And no one | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| considers | יָשִׁ֣יב | yā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his heart | לִבּ֗וֹ | lib·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| no | וְלֹ֨א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one has the knowledge | דַ֥עַת | ḏa·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| or insight | תְבוּנָה֮ | ṯə·ḇū·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| to say | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| I burned | שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי | śā·rap̄·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8313 burn |
| half | חֶצְי֞וֹ | ḥeṣ·yōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2677 half |
| of it in | בְמוֹ־ | ḇə·mōw- | Preposition | H1119 in, with, by |
| the fire | אֵ֗שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and I | וְ֠אַף | wə·’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| baked | אָפִ֤יתִי | ’ā·p̄î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H644 bake |
| bread | לֶ֔חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| its coals | גֶּחָלָיו֙ | ge·ḥā·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1513 ember |
| I roasted | אֶצְלֶ֥ה | ’eṣ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6740 roast flesh |
| meat | בָשָׂ֖ר | ḇā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| and I ate | וְאֹכֵ֑ל | wə·’ō·ḵêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H398 eat |
| Shall I make | אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| something detestable | לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה | lə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8441 abomination |
| with the rest of it | וְיִתְרוֹ֙ | wə·yiṯ·rōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| Shall I bow down | אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃ | ’es·gō·wḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5456 prostrate oneself |
| to a block | לְב֥וּל | lə·ḇūl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H944 produce, outgrowth |
| of wood | עֵ֖ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 44:18 Isaiah 6:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 4:3–4 · John 12:39–40 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Jeremiah 5:21 · Psalm 81:12 · Proverbs 2:5–9 · Matthew 13:14–15 · Romans 1:21–23 · John 5:44 · John 8:43 · Isaiah 29:10
Isaiah 44:19 Deuteronomy 27:15 · 1 Kings 11:5 · 1 Kings 11:7 · Hosea 7:2 · Isaiah 45:20 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Isaiah 5:13 · Exodus 7:23 · Ezekiel 40:4 · 2 Kings 23:13 · Haggai 1:5 · Isaiah 46:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.