Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 44:18-19

"They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?" — Isaiah 44:18-19 (ASV)

They have not known nor understood: for He has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And no one considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, ‘I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?’

Shall I, an intelligent being, worship gold, silver, wood, or brass, however excellent its workmanship may be? Shall I, an immortal being, cast myself down before a piece of bread, and worship that, as some do who first worship, and then eat their god.

Oh, what strange infatuation!