Romans 11:7-10

New International Version

⁷What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.^(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,^(B) ⁸as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see
and ears that could not hear,^(C)
to this very day.”^[a]^(D)

⁹And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
¹⁰May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,^(E)
and their backs be bent forever.”^[b]^(F)

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Footnotes

Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23

Romans 11:7-10

International Standard Version

⁷What, 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. ⁸As 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]

⁹And David says,

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

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