Isaiah 44:18

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Isaiah 44:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

17 From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”

18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

19 And 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?”

20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

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Isaiah 44:9

All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

Isaiah 45:20

Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 46:7

They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.

Isaiah 46:8

Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!

Jeremiah 10:8

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Jeremiah 10:14

Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Isaiah 29:10

For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.

Psalms 81:12

So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

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In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

Matthew 13:15

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Acts 14:16

In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

Romans 1:28

Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

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as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

Romans 11:9

And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

Romans 11:10

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

2 Corinthians 4:3

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

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

2 Thessalonians 2:11

For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

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in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

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Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

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A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

Proverbs 2:5

then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 2:7

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

Proverbs 2:8

to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

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Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

Jeremiah 5:21

“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

Daniel 12:10

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Hosea 14:9

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

John 5:44

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 8:43

Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

John 12:39

For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

John 12:40

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

2 Peter 2:14

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.