Isaiah 44:18

44:18 They do not comprehend or understand,

for their eyes are blind and cannot see;

their minds do not discern. ¹ 

Isaiah 44:20

44:20 He feeds on ashes; ² 

his deceived mind misleads him.

He cannot rescue himself,

nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’ ³ 

[44:18]  ¹ tn Heb “for their eyes are smeared over so they cannot see, so their heart cannot be wise.”

[44:20]  ² tn Or perhaps, “he eats on an ash heap.”

[44:20]  ³ tn Heb “Is it not a lie in my right hand?”