Isaiah 44:18-20

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸ Such people^[a] do not comprehend
and cannot understand,
for he has shut their eyes^[b] so they cannot see,
and their minds so they cannot understand.
¹⁹ No one comes to his senses;^[c]
no one has the perception or insight to say,
“I burned half of it in the fire,
I also baked bread on its coals,
I roasted meat and ate.
Should I make something detestable^(A) with the rest of it?
Should I bow down to a block of wood?”
²⁰ He feeds on^[d] ashes.
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot rescue himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?” ^(B)