unfoldingWord_en_tn/isa/44/18.md

# for their eyes are blind and cannot see

Yahweh speaks of those who cannot understand the foolishness of worshiping idols as if they were blind. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# for their eyes are blind

Here "their eyes" represents the whole person. AT: "for they are blind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# their hearts cannot perceive

Here the people are represented by their "hearts." AT: "they cannot understand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])