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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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What then? Israel has not obtained what it was seeking. But the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened. As it is written:

“God has given them a spirit of slumber,
    eyes that would not see
    and ears that would not hear,
to this very day.”[a]

And David says:

“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see,
    and always bow down their backs.”[b]

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