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What then? Israel has not achieved what it was pursuing. The elect have achieved it, but the rest were hardened,(A) as it is written,

“God gave them a sluggish spirit,
    eyes that would not see
    and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”(B)

And David says,

“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution for them;(C)
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
    and keep their backs forever bent.”

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What then? (A)Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest (B)were hardened, as it is written,

(C)“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    (D)eyes that would not see
    and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”

And David says,

(E)“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
    and bend their backs forever.”

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What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B) as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(C)
to this very day.”[a](D)

And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,(E)
    and their backs be bent forever.”[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
  2. Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23