Romans 11:7-10

11:7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The ¹  rest were hardened, 11:8 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.” ² 

11:9 And David says,

“Let their table become a snare and trap,

a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

11:10 let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see,

and make their backs bend continually.” ³ 

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.

³ sn A quotation from Ps 69:22-23.