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What then? What (A)Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were (B)hardened; just as it is written,

[a](C)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”

And David says,

(D)Let their table become a snare and a trap,
And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 (E)Let their eyes be darkened to see not,
And bend their backs forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 29:10

God Planned a Way to Recover Some Hardened Jews

What then? Israel did not receive what it was striving to get. The elect did, but the rest were hardened. Just as it is written:

God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
right up to the present day.[a]

And David says:

Let their table be a trap and a net,
and a snare and a retribution for them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so they do not see,
and let their backs be always bent.[b]

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