Isa 44:18-20, Hos 5:4, Mic 2:11, 2Th 2:9-11 | 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 .

Isaiah 44:18-20

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. 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an ^aabomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” 20 ^bHe feeds on ^cashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not ^da lie in my right hand?”

Hosea 5:4

4 ^eTheir deeds do not permit them
to return to their God.
For ^fthe spirit of whoredom is within them,
and they know not the Lord.

Micah 2:11

11 If a man should go about and ^gutter wind and lies,
saying, “I will preach to you ^hof wine and strong drink,”
he would be the preacher for this people!

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ⁱwith all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for ^jthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore ^kGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^lwhat is false,