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?”

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Isaiah 44:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comprehendיָדְע֖וּyā·ḏə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3045 know
discernיָבִ֑ינוּyā·ḇî·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH995 discern
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
He has shutטַ֤חṭaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear
their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם‘ê·nê·hemNoun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH5869 eye
so they cannot seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙mê·rə·’ō·wṯPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7200 see
andלִבֹּתָֽם׃lib·bō·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
so they cannot understandמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילmê·haś·kîlPreposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7919 be prudent

Isaiah 44:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And no oneוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
considersיָשִׁ֣יבyā·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
inאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his heartלִבּ֗וֹlib·bōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
noוְלֹ֨אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
one has the knowledgeדַ֥עַתḏa·‘aṯNoun - feminine singularH1847 knowledge
or insightתְבוּנָה֮ṯə·ḇū·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
to sayלֵאמֹר֒lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
I burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיśā·rap̄·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8313 burn
halfחֶצְי֞וֹḥeṣ·yōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2677 half
of it inבְמוֹ־ḇə·mōw-PrepositionH1119 in, with, by
the fireאֵ֗שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
and Iוְ֠אַףwə·’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
bakedאָפִ֤יתִי’ā·p̄î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH644 bake
breadלֶ֔חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
its coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge·ḥā·lāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1513 ember
I roastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה’eṣ·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6740 roast flesh
meatבָשָׂ֖רḇā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
and I ateוְאֹכֵ֑לwə·’ō·ḵêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH398 eat
Shall I makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
something detestableלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הlə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8441 abomination
with the rest of itוְיִתְרוֹ֙wə·yiṯ·rōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
Shall I bow downאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃’es·gō·wḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5456 prostrate oneself
to a blockלְב֥וּלlə·ḇūlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH944 produce, outgrowth
of woodעֵ֖ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

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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.