Isaiah 44:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so 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.

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

Hebrew
They cannot
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

comprehend
יָדְע֖וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

[or]
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

understand,
יָבִ֑ינוּ (yā·ḇî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He has shut
טַ֤ח (ṭaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2902: To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear

their eyes
עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ê·nê·hem)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

so they cannot see,
מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ (mê·rə·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

and [closed] their minds
לִבֹּתָֽם׃ (lib·bō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3826: The heart

so they cannot understand.
מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל (mê·haś·kîl)
Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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