Isaiah 44:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

Have not

Romans 1:21

For he hath

Cannot

2 Peter 2:14

General references

Matthew 13:13

Matthew 24:39

Bible References

Have not

for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

For he hath

In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand; and seeing you will see and not perceive.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways;

And since they did not see fit to retain the knowledge of God, God gave them over to a base mind, to do what ought not to be done.

as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, down to this very day."

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders,

Cannot

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you are not able to hear my word.

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

They have eyes full of adultery, that never cease from sin; they entice unstable souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

General references

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.