18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
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And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. …
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-20)Often before, God, by the prophet, had mentioned the folly and strange sottishness of idolaters; but here he enlarges upon that head, and very fully and particularly exposes them to contempt and ridicule. This discourse is intended, 1. To arm the people of Israel against the strong temptation they would be in to worship idols when they were captives in Babylon, in compliance with the custom of the…
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