Isaiah 44:18-20

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁸ They are ignorant. They do not understand, because their eyes are plastered shut,^[a] and they cannot see. Their hearts are unable to gain insight. ¹⁹ A person does not take this to heart, so he has no knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I burn in the fire, and I bake bread on its coals. I roast meat, and I eat. Should I make the rest of it into a disgusting idol? Should I bow down to a piece of wood?” ²⁰ He is like a sheep grazing on ashes. A deceived mind leads him astray. He will not save his life, nor will he say, “Isn’t what I am holding in my right hand a fraud?”