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

General references

Isaiah 43:8

Matthew 13:13

Matthew 24:39

Bible References

Have not

All carvers of Images are but vain, and the carved images that they love can do no good. They must bear record themselves, that seeing they can neither see nor understand they shall be confounded.

Let them be gathered and come together, let them draw nigh hither, that are escaped of the people: Have they any understanding, that set up the stocks of their Idols, and praise unto a god, that cannot help them?

Yet must he be taken on men's shoulders and borne, and set in his place, that he may stand and not move. Alas that men should cry unto him, which giveth no answer; and delivereth not the man that calleth upon him, from his trouble.

They are altogether unlearned and unwise. All their cunning is but vanity:

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

For he hath

Harden the heart of this people, stop their ears, and shut their eyes, that they see not with their eyes, hear not with their ears, and understand not with their heart, and convert and be healed."

For the LORD shall give you a hard-sleeping spirit, and close your eyes. Your Prophets also, and heads which should see; them shall he cover.

So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust, and let them follow their own imaginations.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, 'With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with the eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive."

the which in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely,

according as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of unquietness: eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, even unto this day."

If our Gospel be yet hid, it is hid among them that are lost,

even him whose coming is by the working of Satan, with all lying power, signs, and wonders:

Cannot

They are shameless dogs, that be never satisfied. The shepherds also in like manner have no understanding, but every man turneth his own way, everyone after his own covetousness, with all his power.

An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it -

then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.

"Hear this, thou foolish and indiscreet people: ye have eyes, but ye see not; ears have ye, but ye hear not.

and many shall be purified, cleansed and tried. But the ungodly shall live wickedly, and those wicked, as many as they be, shall have no understanding. As for such as have understanding, they shall regard it.

Who is wise to understand these things and hath wit to perceive them? For the ways of the LORD are straight, and the righteous shall walk in them: but the wicked shall tumble in them.

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?

Why do ye not know my speech? Even because ye cannot abide the hearing of my words.

Therefore could they not believe, because that Isaiah saith again,

having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease to sin, beguiling unstable souls. Hearts they have exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children,

General references

Bring forth that people which is blind, yet hath eyes; which is deaf yet hath ears.

Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.

and knew of nothing till the flood came and took them all away. So shall also the coming of the son of man be.