Isaiah
Isaiah 44:18
18They do not comprehend or discern,
for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see
and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.