Romans 11:10

Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever. + 11:10 Ps 69:22,23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

In Context

9And Dovid said, Let their shulchan (table) become a snare and a net, a trap and a retribution for them;

11I ask, therefore, have they stumbled so as to fall? Chas v'shalom! But by their peysha (transgression), Yeshu'at Eloheinu is coming to the Goyim in order to provoke them to jealousy.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:23Let their shulchan become a pach (snare, trap) before them; 1 and that which should have been for their shlomim (peacefulnesses), let it become a mokesh (trap). 1

Isaiah 65:12Therefore will I destine you for the cherev, 1 and ye shall all bow down to the slaughtering place; 1 because when I called, ye did not answer; 1 when I spoke, ye did not hear; 1 but did the rah before Mine eyes, 1 and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 1

Romans 1:21Because, even though they in actual fact knew G-d, they did not ascribe Him kavod (glory) as G-d or give hodayah (thanksgiving) to Him, but became filled with hevel (futility, vanity, emptiness, worthlessness) in their thinking, and their senseless levavot were darkened.

Ephesians 4:18Their binah (understanding) being in choshech, having been alienated from the life of Hashem because of the ignorance existing in them, because of the KESHI + 4:18 Dt 9:27 (stubbornness, hardness) of their levavot, + 4:18 Dt 29:4

2 Peter 2:17These men are mikva'ot without mayim and mists being driven by storms, for whom has been reserved the gloom of choshech (darkness).

Jude 1:13Wild waves of the sea, foaming up their ma'asim hara'im (evil deeds), wandering kokhavim (stars) for whom the shvartz gloom of choshech has been reserved oif eibik (forever).

Matthew Henry on Romans 11:2-33

The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my… Read the whole commentary →

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