Romans 11:7-12 in English

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

⁸ 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, unto this very day.

⁹ And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back always.

¹¹ I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? God forbid: but by their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

⁸ (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

⁹ And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

⁸ 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, unto this very day.

⁹ And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back alway.

¹¹ I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? God forbid: but by their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

⁷ Since God chose only some people of Israel, this is what I conclude: RHQ Most of the people of Israel did not find the way for him to erase the record of their sins, even though some of them were earnestly looking for it. The people of Israel whom God had chosen found it, but the rest of them were { God} made spiritually insensitive/unresponsive.

⁸ Our fellow Jews are just like the ones about whom Isaiah wrote, God ◄caused their senses to be dull/made them unable to think clearly►. Up to this very day, they have eyes but they cannot see spiritually MET. They have ears, but they cannot understand spiritually what they hear.

⁹ And they remind me of what King David said, when he asked God to cause his enemies' senses to be dull MET, Make them stupid MTY, like animals that are caught in snares! May they feel secure because of the things that they enjoy but which will catch them like a trap DOU, MET, with the result that you will destroy them.

¹⁰ May their ability to perceive danger be dulled {Dull their ability to perceive spiritually} MET, with the result that they will not become alarmed MET when there is danger. May you cause them to carry heavy loads on their backs continually as slaves do MTY.

¹¹ Perhaps someone will ask, “ When the Jews sinned by not believing in Christ, did it result in their separating themselves from God permanently?” Then I would reply, No, they have certainly not separated themselves from God permanently!add*! What is happening is that because they sinned, God is saving non-Jews in order to cause the Jews to envy the way he blesses non-Jews and so ask Christ to save them.

¹² When the Jews sinned (OR, rejected Christ), the result was that God abundantly blessed other people in MTY the world by offering them the opportunity to believe. And when the Jews failed spiritually, the result was that God abundantly blessed the non-Jews. Since that is true, think how wonderful it will be when the complete number of the Jews whom God has chosen will believe in Christ RHQ!

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.

⁸ As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

⁹ And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

¹¹ So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

¹² Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?

⁷ What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,

⁸ according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.

⁹ And David says, Let their table be for a snare, and for a gin, and for a fall-trap, and for a recompense to them:

¹⁰ let their eyes be darkened not to see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled in order that they might fall? Far be the thought: but by their fall there is salvation to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² But if their fall be the world's wealth, and their loss the wealth of the nations, how much rather their fulness?

⁷ What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded.

⁸ As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day.

⁹ And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense unto them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.

¹¹ I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them.

¹² Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them?

⁷ What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

⁸ Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, down to this very day.”

⁹ And David says: “Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever!”

¹¹ I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means! But by their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² But if their transgression is riches for the world, and their defeat is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness be!

⁷ What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the election did obtain it, while the rest were dulled.

⁸ Just as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that were not to see and ears that were not to hear, to this very day.”

⁹ And David says: “Let their table be made into a snare and into a trap, into a stumbling block and into a retribution to them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened so as not to see, and their back always be bowed down.”

¹¹ So now I say, surely they have not stumbled so as to fall and stay fallen? Of course not! Rather, through their transgression the salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss riches for the nations, how much more their fulfillment!

⁷ So what do we conclude? That the people of Israel didn't achieve what they were striving for—only the chosen, while the rest became hard-hearted.

⁸ As Scripture says, “God dulled their minds so their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear, to this very day.”

⁹ David adds, “May their feasts become a trap for them, a net that catches them, a temptation that brings punishment.

¹⁰ May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.”

¹¹ So am I saying that they stumbled and consequently failed completely? Not at all! But as a result of their mistakes, salvation came to other nations, to “make them jealous.”

¹² Now if even their failure benefits the world, and their loss profits the foreigners, how much more beneficial it would be if they were to completely fulfill what they were meant to be.

⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that he sought: but the election hath obteined it, and the rest haue bene hardened,

⁸ According as it is written, God hath giuen them the spirit of slumber: eyes that they should not see, and eares that they should not heare vnto this day.

⁹ And Dauid sayth, Let their table be made a snare, and a net, and a stumbling blocke, euen for a recompence vnto them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened that they see not, and bowe downe their backe alwayes.

¹¹ I demaund then, Haue they stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid: but through their fall, saluation commeth vnto the Gentiles, to prouoke them to follow them.

¹² Wherefore if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their aboundance be?

⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,

⁸ (according as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

⁹ And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

¹⁰ let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

⁷ What Israel seeketh after, that Israel did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

⁸ as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of slumber, eyes that were not to see, and ears that were not to hear, unto this day.”

⁹ And David saith, “Let their table become a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them;

¹⁰ let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; and bow down their back alway.”

¹¹ I say then, Did they stumble in order to fall? God forbid! But by their offence salvation is come to the gentiles to excite them to emulation.

¹² But if their offence is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the gentiles, how much more will their fullness be?

⁷ What follows from this? Why, that Israel as a nation failed to secure what it was seeking, while those whom God selected did secure it.

⁸ The rest grew callous; as scripture says — ‘God has given them a deadness of mind — eyes that are not to see and ears that are not to hear — and it is so to this very day.’

⁹ David, too, says — ‘May their feasts prove a snare and a trap to them — a hindrance and a retribution;

¹⁰ may their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; and do you always make their backs to bend.’

¹¹ I ask then — ‘Was their stumbling to result in their fall?’ Heaven forbid! On the contrary, through their falling away salvation has reached the Gentiles, to stir the rivalry of Israel.

¹² And, if their falling away has enriched the world, and their failure has enriched the Gentiles, how much more will result from their full restoration!

⁷ What follows from this? Why, that Israel as a nation failed to secure what it was seeking, while those whom God selected did secure it.

⁸ The rest grew callous; as scripture says — ‘God has given them a deadness of mind — eyes that are not to see and ears that are not to hear — and it is so to this very day.’

⁹ David, too, says — ‘May their feasts prove a snare and a trap to them — a hindrance and a retribution;

¹⁰ may their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; and do you always make their backs to bend.’

¹¹ I ask then — ‘Was their stumbling to result in their fall?’ Heaven forbid! On the contrary, through their falling away salvation has reached the Gentiles, to stir the rivalry of Israel.

¹² And, if their falling away has enriched the world, and their failure has enriched the Gentiles, how much more will result from their full restoration!

⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtayned that that he sought. No but yet the election hath obtayned it. The remnaunt are blynded

⁸ accordynge as it is written: God hath geven the the sprete of vnquyetnes: eyes that they shuld not se and eares that they shuld not heare even vnto this daye.

⁹ And David sayth: Let their table be made a snare to take them with all and an occasion to faule and a rewarde vnto them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be blynded that they se not: and ever bowe doune their backes.

¹¹ I saye then: Have they therfore stombled that they shulde but faule only? God forbyd: but thorowe their faule is salvacion happened vnto the gentyls for to provoke the with all.

¹² Wherfore yf the faule of them be the ryches of the worlde: and the mynysshynge of them the ryches of the gentyls: How moche more shuld it be so yf they all beleved.

⁷ What then? The thing that Israel was seeking, it did not obtain, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ It is just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of dullness, eyes so that they should not see, and ears so that they should not hear, to this very day.”

⁹ Then David says, “Let their table become a net and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and bend their backs continually.”

¹¹ I say then, “Did they stumble so as to fall?” May it never be. Instead, by their failure, salvation has come to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their failure is the riches of the world, and if their loss is the riches of the Gentiles, how much greater will their completion be?

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

⁸ (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day.

⁹ And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.

¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means: but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

⁸ 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.”

⁹ 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.”

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹² Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

⁷ What then? Israel hath not gotten this that he sought, but election hath gotten; and the others be blinded.

⁸ As it is written, God gave to them a spirit of compunction, eyes that they see not, and ears, that they hear not, into this day.

⁹ And David saith, Be the board of them made into a snare before them, and into catching, and into cause of stumbling, and into yielding again to them.

¹⁰ Be the eyes of them made dark, that they see not; and bow thou down always the back of them.

¹¹ Therefore I say, Whether they offended so, that they should fall down? God forbid. But by the guilt of them health is made to heathen men, that they pursue them.

¹² That if the guilt of them be riches of the world, and the making less or the diminishing of them be riches of heathen men, how much more the plenty of them?

⁷ What then? Israel hath not gotten this that he sought, but (the) election hath gotten (it); and the others be blinded.

⁸ As it is written, God gave to them a spirit of compunction, eyes that they see not, and ears, that they hear not, into this day.

⁹ And David saith, Be the board of them made into a snare before them (or Let their table, or their feasts, be made into a snare for them), and into catching, and into (a) cause of stumbling, and into yielding again to them.

¹⁰ Be the eyes of them made dark, (so) that they see not; and bow thou down always the back of them.

¹¹ Therefore I say, Whether they offended so, that they should fall down? God forbid. But by the guilt of them health is made to heathen men, that they, (the Israelites), (pur)sue them, (or But because of their guilt, salvation hath come to the Gentiles, so that they, the Israelites, follow them).

¹² (So) That if the guilt of them be (the) riches of the world, and the making less or the diminishing of them be (the) riches of heathen men (or of the Gentiles), how much more the plenty of them?

⁷ What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

⁸ according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' — unto this very day,

⁹ and David saith, 'Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them;

¹⁰ let their eyes be darkened — not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'

¹¹ I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation is to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;

¹² and if the fall of them is the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?