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What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The[a] rest were hardened, as it is written,

God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,
to this very day.[b]

And David says,

Let their table become a snare and trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see,
and make their backs bend continually.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:7 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. Romans 11:8 sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.
  3. Romans 11:10 sn A quotation from Ps 69:22-23.

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened. According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10 David says,

“Let their table be made a snare, a trap,
    a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.
    Always keep their backs bent.”Psalm 69:22,23

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