Romans 10:19-21
10:19 But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? 1 First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.” 2
10:20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.” 3
10:21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!” 4
1 tn Grk “Israel did not ‘not know,’ did he?” The double negative in Greek has been translated as a positive affirmation for clarity (see v. 18 above for a similar situation).
2 sn A quotation from Deut 32:21.
3 sn A quotation from Isa 65:1.
4 sn A quotation from Isa 65:2.