Verse Comparison: Isaiah 44:18
American Standard Version
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Amplified® Bible
They do not know or understand, for their eyes God has let become besmeared so that they cannot see, {and} their minds as well so that they cannot understand.
Contemporary English Version
Those who worship idols are stupid and blind!
Darby English Version
They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
Good News Bible
Such people are too stupid to know what they are doing. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth.
King James Version
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
New American Standard Bible
They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
New International Version
They know nothing, they understand nothing;
their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see,
and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
New King James Version
They do not know nor understand;
For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot understand.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
Revised Standard Version
They know not, nor do they discern; for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their minds, so that they cannot understand.
Young's Literal Translation
They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
