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

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

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Notas al pie

  1. Romans 11:7 Lit the election

But The Rest Were Hardened By God

Therefore what? This[a] which Israel is seeking-for, it did not obtain. But the chosen[b] obtained it, and the rest were hardened, just as it has been written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor [Isa 29:10], eyes that they may not see and ears that they may not hear, until this very day” [Deut 29:4]. And David says [in Ps 69:22-23], “Let their table become a snare and a trap and a cause-of-falling and a retribution to them. 10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see. And bend[c] their back continually”.

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Notas al pie

  1. Romans 11:7 That is, this righteousness and life; this relationship with God.
  2. Romans 11:7 Lit, the choosing, an abstract term for the whole group of those chosen.
  3. Romans 11:10 David may mean in bondage or slavery; or, in fear or grief; or, under their burden.