KJV ORIGINAL
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They don't know or understand: God has closed their eyes so they cannot see, and closed their hearts so they cannot understand.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is explaining that people who worship idols have become spiritually blind and unable to understand the truth about God.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was writing during a time when God's people were surrounded by nations that worshipped idols made of wood, stone, and metal. In the preceding verses, Isaiah describes the absurdity of someone cutting down a tree, using half for fuel and carving the other half into a god to worship. This spiritual blindness was both a consequence of and judgment for turning away from the one true God.
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