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, does this mean?[a] It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened. As it is written,

“To this day God has put them into[b] deep sleep.
    Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear.”[c]

And David says,

“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a punishment for them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
    and keep their backs forever bent.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:7 The Gk. lacks does this mean
  2. Romans 11:8 Lit. has given them a spirit of
  3. Romans 11:8 Cf. Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10
  4. Romans 11:10 Cf. Ps 69:22-23; 35:8