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So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God. As it is written in the Scriptures:

“God gave the people a dull mind so they could not understand.” Isaiah 29:10
“He closed their eyes so they could not see
    and their ears so they could not hear.
This continues until today.” Deuteronomy 29:4

And David says:

“Let their own feasts trap them and cause their ruin;
    let their feasts cause them to stumble and be paid back.
10 Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see
    and their backs be forever weak from troubles.” Psalm 69:22–23

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