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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But to this day the LORD has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this <i>very</i> day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet to this day Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart <i>and</i> mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but the LORD hath not given you an heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But to this day the LORD hasn't given you a mind that understands, eyes that see, or ears that hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But to this very day he has not let you understand what you have experienced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet to this day, the LORD hasn't given you a heart that understands, eyes that perceive, and ears that discern. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But to this very day the LORD has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but the LORD has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet the LORD hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has not given to you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jehovah hath not given to you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, till this day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah gave not to you an heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, even to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord hath not given you al heart to understand, and eyes to see, and ears that may hear, unto this present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the Lord has not given you an understanding heart, and seeing eyes, and ears that are able to hear, even to this present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD has not given you a heart to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to understand and eyes to see and ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH did not give you a heart to know and eyes to see and ears to hear until today.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but the LORD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yet the Lord God has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8065" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">The Covenant in Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">Yet to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">a mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: lā·ḏa·‘aṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">to understand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·na·yim (Conj-w:: N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see,</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·na·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">or ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to hear.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-39.htm">John 12:39-40</a></span><br />For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet the LORD has not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a></b></br> But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as <i>appeareth</i> this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm">Proverbs 20:12</a></b></br> The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9,10</a></b></br> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-9.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-67.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">Understands</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-11.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/22-31.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">Understands</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret things belong unto God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Yet to this day</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the continuity and persistence of a condition or state. In the Hebrew context, "to this day" (עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, 'ad hayom hazeh) signifies a prolonged period during which the Israelites have experienced God's works but have not fully comprehended them. Historically, this reflects the ongoing journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land, a journey marked by repeated instances of divine intervention and guidance. The phrase serves as a reminder of the enduring patience and faithfulness of God despite human shortcomings.<p><b>the LORD</b><br />The term "LORD" (יהוה, YHWH) is the sacred name of God, often referred to as the Tetragrammaton. It signifies the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. In the conservative Christian perspective, this name underscores God's eternal presence, sovereignty, and unchanging nature. The use of "LORD" here highlights the divine authority and the source of spiritual insight and understanding, which is ultimately a gift from God.<p><b>has not given you</b><br />This phrase indicates a divine withholding, suggesting that understanding, sight, and hearing are gifts from God. The Hebrew verb "given" (נָתַן, natan) implies an intentional act of bestowal. Theologically, this reflects the belief that spiritual insight is not achieved through human effort alone but is granted by God's grace. It serves as a humbling reminder of human dependence on divine revelation.<p><b>a mind to understand</b><br />The "mind" (לֵב, lev) in Hebrew often refers to the heart, which is considered the seat of intellect, emotion, and will. "To understand" (לָדַעַת, lada'at) involves discernment and comprehension. This phrase suggests that true understanding of God's ways and purposes requires a transformation of the inner self, which only God can effectuate. It emphasizes the need for spiritual renewal and the opening of one's heart to divine wisdom.<p><b>eyes to see</b><br />"Eyes" (עֵינַיִם, eynayim) symbolize perception and insight. "To see" (לִרְאוֹת, lirot) goes beyond physical sight to encompass spiritual vision. In the biblical context, seeing is often associated with recognizing God's presence and activity in the world. This phrase underscores the necessity of spiritual enlightenment to perceive the truth and reality of God's kingdom.<p><b>or ears to hear</b><br />"Ears" (אָזְנַיִם, oznayim) represent the ability to listen and comprehend. "To hear" (לִשְׁמֹעַ, lishmoa) involves attentive listening and obedience. Biblically, hearing is linked to faith and response to God's word. This phrase highlights the importance of being receptive to God's voice and teachings, which requires a divinely enabled sensitivity to spiritual truths.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive.</span>--"To mark the mercies of the Holy One, blessed be He! and to cleave unto Him" (Rashi). And so in <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm" title="Our fathers understood not your wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of your mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.">Psalm 106:7</a>, "Our fathers understood not Thy wonders in Egypt; <span class= "ital">they remembered not the multitude of Thy mercies." </span>(See also on <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, where they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.">Deuteronomy 31:16</a>, &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive,</span> etc. Moses says this "not to excuse their wickedness, but partly to direct them what course to take, and to whom they must have recourse for the amending of their former errors, and for a good understanding and improvement of God's works; and partly to aggravate their sin, and to intimate that, although the hearing ear and the seeing eye and the understanding heart are the workmanship of God (<a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm">Proverbs 20:12</a>), and the effects of his special grace (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Jeremiah 32:39</a>, etc.), yet their want of this grace was their own fault and the just punishment of their former sins" (Poole). As they would not attend to God's word, as they had shut their eyes and their ears, that they might not see, or hear, or learn what God was teaching them by his conduct towards them, they had been left to themselves; and, as a necessary consequence, they had become as persons who had no eyes to see, or ears to hear, or heart to perceive what was set before them for their learning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yet to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">given</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַן֩</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you a mind</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵב֙</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to understand,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָדַ֔עַת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḏa·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to see,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lir·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hear.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:4 But Yahweh has not given you (Deut. 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