Isa 44:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. he, &c.-- God hath given them over to judicial blindness; not His direct physical, but His providential agency in administering His moral government, is meant ( , ). "Shut," literally, "daubed," plastered up; it is an Eastern custom in some cases to seal up the eyes of offenders.

‏ Isaiah 44:18

18. he, &c.--God hath given them over to judicial blindness; not His direct physical, but His providential agency in administering His moral government, is meant (Is 6:9, 10). "Shut," literally, "daubed," plastered up; it is an Eastern custom in some cases to seal up the eyes of offenders.