Isa 44:18, Eze 12:2, Mat 13:13-15, Joh 12:40, Act 28:26, Rom 11:8 | ESV | STEP | They know not , nor do they discern , for he has shut their eyes , so that they cannot see , and their hearts , so that they cannot understand .

o Matt. 13:14, 15; Mark 4:12; [Luke 8:10]

q Deut. 29:4; [Isa. 43:8; Jer. 5:21; Ezek. 12:2; Eph. 4:18]; See Matt. 13:14

Isaiah 44:18

18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.

Ezekiel 12:2

2 ^a“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of ^ba rebellious house, ^cwho have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are ^da rebellious house.

Matthew 13:13-15

13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because ^eseeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, ^fnor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

^g“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears ^hthey can barely hear,
and ⁱtheir eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and ^junderstand with their heart
and ^kturn, and I would heal them.’

John 12:40

40 ^l“He has blinded their eyes
and ^mhardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”

Acts 28:26

26 ⁿ“‘Go to this people, and say,
^o“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

Romans 11:8

8 as it is written,

^p“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
^qeyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”