Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” New Living Translation As the Scriptures say, “God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear.” English Standard Version as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.” Berean Standard Bible as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” Berean Literal Bible as it has been written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this very day." King James Bible (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. New King James Version 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, To this very day.” New American Standard Bible just as it is written: “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.” NASB 1995 just as it is written, “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.” NASB 1977 just as it is written, “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.” Legacy Standard Bible just as it is written, “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.” Amplified Bible just as it is written [in Scripture], “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES THAT DO NOT SEE AND EARS THAT DO NOT HEAR, [a spiritual apathy that has continued] TO THIS VERY DAY.” Christian Standard Bible as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day. Holman Christian Standard Bible as it is written: God gave them a spirit of insensitivity, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English According to what is written: “God gave them a spirit of frustration, and eyes that will not observe and ears that will not hear”, even until today? Contemporary English Version just as the Scriptures say, "God made them so stupid that their eyes are blind, and their ears are still deaf." Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation as Scripture says, "To this day God has given them a spirit of deep sleep. Their eyes don't see, and their ears don't hear!" Good News Translation As the scripture says, "God made their minds and hearts dull; to this very day they cannot see or hear." International Standard Version As it is written, "To this day God has put them into deep sleep. Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear." Literal Standard Version according as it has been written: “God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, to this very day,” Majority Standard Bible as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” New American Bible as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear, down to this very day.” NET Bible 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." New Revised Standard Version as it is written, “God gave them a sluggish spirit, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.” New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation (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. Weymouth New Testament And so Scripture says, "God has given them a spirit of drowsiness--eyes to see nothing with and ears to hear nothing with--even until now." World English Bible 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.” Young's Literal Translation 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Remnant of Israel…7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, 8as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 9And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.… Cross References Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. Isaiah 6:9 And He replied: "Go and tell this people, 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. Jeremiah 5:21 "Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Ezekiel 12:2 "Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. Ezekiel 20:26 And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts--the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire--so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD. Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables: 'Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.' Treasury of Scripture (According as it is written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day. God. Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. slumber. Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Jeremiah 5:21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: unto this day. 2 Kings 17:34,41 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; … 2 Corinthians 3:14,15 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ… Jump to Previous Deep Drowsiness Ears Eyes Hear Hearing Holy Scripture Sleep Slumber Spirit Stupor Writings WrittenJump to Next Deep Drowsiness Ears Eyes Hear Hearing Holy Scripture Sleep Slumber Spirit Stupor Writings WrittenRomans 11 1. God has not cast off all Israel.7. Some were elected, though the rest were hardened. 16. There is hope of their conversion. 18. The Gentiles may not exult over them; 26. for there is a promise of their salvation. 33. God's judgments are unsearchable. (8) The spirit of slumber.--This phrase, again, has a curious history. Etymologically, the word translated "slumber" would seem to agree better with the marginal rendering, "remorse." It comes from a root meaning to "prick or cut with a sharp instrument." There happens to be another root somewhat similar, but certainly not connected, which means "drowsiness," "slumber." Hence, where the word in the text has been used to render the Hebrew word for "slumber," it has been thought that there was a confusion between the two. It appears, however, from the LXX. usage, that the sense of "slumber" had certainly come to attach to the word here used by St. Paul. From the notion of a sharp wound or blow came to be derived that of the bewilderment or stupefaction consequent upon such a blow, and hence it came to signify stupor in general. The quotation is a free combination of two passages of the LXX. (Isaiah 29:10, and Deuteronomy 29:4), no doubt put together by the Apostle from memory. Verses 8-10. - According as it is written, God gave them a spirit of slumber (rather, stupor. The word is κατανύξις, cited from Isaiah 29:10 in the LXX. Cf. Psalm 60:3, where the LXX. has οῖνον κατανύξεως. It is from the verb which means κατανύσσειν, properly "to prick" (see Acts 2:37, κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδίᾳ). The noun seems to have got its sense as above from the idea of a pricking shock, causing stupefaction), eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. The references in ver. 8 are a combination of Deuteronomy 29:3 and Isaiah 29:10, quoted freely from the LXX.; that in ver. 9 is to Psalm 69:23, 24, also quoted freely. (For similar combination and free quotation of texts, so as to bring out Old Testament ideas, cf. Romans 3:10-19; Romans 9:32, 33.) It is not necessary that the passages here referred to should be regarded as directly prophetic of the time of Christ. It is enough for the purpose of the argument that God's people should be shown to be liable to the state of stupefaction described, without ceasing to be his people. And so the thought, which has been in view all along, is now taken up, of the present hardening of Israel as a nation not being intended to be permanent.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek asκαθὼς (kathōs) Conjunction Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. it is written: γέγραπται (gegraptai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. “God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. gave Ἔδωκεν (Edōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. of stupor, κατανύξεως (katanyxeōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2659: From katanusso; a prickling, i.e. (perhaps by some confusion with neuo or even with nux) stupor. eyes ὀφθαλμοὺς (ophthalmous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. that τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. could not see, βλέπειν (blepein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. ears ὦτα (ōta) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3775: (a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear. that τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. could not hear, ἀκούειν (akouein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. to ἕως (heōs) Preposition Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. this very day.” σήμερον (sēmeron) Adverb Strong's 4594: Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now. 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