Deuteronomy 29:4

4 But to this day the LORD has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.

Deuteronomy 29:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
ESV
4 But to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.
NLT
4 But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!
MSG
4 But God didn't give you an understanding heart or perceptive eyes or attentive ears until right now, this very day.
CSB
4 Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

Deuteronomy 29:4 In-Context

2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them: Your eyes have seen all that the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials and to all his land.
3 With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders.
4 But to this day the LORD has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.
5 Yet the LORD says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.
6 You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 32:3; Isaiah 48:8; Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; S Matthew 13:15; Acts 28:26-27; Romans 11:8*; Ephesians 4:18
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