18 But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:

Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.(A)[a]

19 But I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said:

I will make you jealous
of those who are not a nation;(B)
I will make you angry by a nation
that lacks understanding.(C)[b]

20 And Isaiah says boldly:

I was found
by those who were not looking for Me;
I revealed Myself
to those who were not asking for Me.(D)[c]

21 But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people.(E)[d]

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18 But I say, they have not heard, have they?[a] On the contrary,

“Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
    and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.”[b]

19 But I say, Israel did not know, did they?[c] First, Moses says,

“I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
    by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”[d]

20 And Isaiah is very bold and says,

“I was found by those who did not seek me;
    I became known to those who did not ask for me.”[e]

21 But about Israel he says,

“The whole day long I held out my hands
    to a disobedient and resistant people.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:18 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  2. Romans 10:18 A quotation from Ps 19:4
  3. Romans 10:19 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  4. Romans 10:19 A quotation from Deut 32:21
  5. Romans 10:20 A quotation from Isa 65:1
  6. Romans 10:21 A quotation from Isa 65:2