Romans 11:8

Romans 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(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 International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Romans 11:8

6Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace. 7What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened, as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day. 9And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a pitfall and a retribution to them. 10Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and their backs be bent continually.

Romans 11:8 word by word

καθὼς γέγραπται· ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν καὶ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• According asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of slumberκατάνυξιςkatanuxis · stuporG2659
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• that they shouldβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• notμήmē · notG3361
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• that they shouldἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• thisσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Romans 11:8

• Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has poured out on you an overwhelming urge to sleep; he has shut your eyes (the prophets) and covered your heads (the seers).
• Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
• Isaiah 6:9And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.
• Jeremiah 5:21Hear this, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.
• Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you are living among 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.
• Mark 4:11He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables
• Luke 8:10So he said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that Looking they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
• Acts 28:26when he said, Go to these people and say: You will always be listening, but never understanding; and you will always be looking, but never perceiving.
• 2 Kings 17:34They are still observing the former practices to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments that the Lord had commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he had given the name Israel.
• 2 Corinthians 3:14but their minds were hardened. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ.

Commentaries on Romans 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8God hath given them the spirit of slumber - As they had wilfully closed their eyes against the light, so God has, in judgment, given them up to the spirit of slumber. The very word and revelation of God, which should have awakened their consciences, and opened their eyes and ears, have had a very different effect; and because they did not receive the truth in the love thereof, that which would otherwise have been the savour of life unto life, has become…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8According as it is written - That is, they are blinded in accordance with what is written. The fact and the manner accord with the ancient declaration. This is recorded in Isaiah 29:10, and in Deuteronomy 29:4. The same sentiment is found also substantially in Isaiah 6:9-10. The principal place referred to here, however, is doubtless Isaiah 29:10, “For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes; the prophets and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The others were hardened: Scripture describes this hardening as something God allows or brings about as part of his judgment. God permits people to remain unresponsive when they persist in rejecting his message. See Acts 13:46–48; 18:6.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. What then?--How stands the fact? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for--better, "What Israel is in search of (that is, Justification, or acceptance with God--see on Ro 9:31); this he found not; but the election (the elect remnant of Israel) found it, and the rest were hardened," or judicially given over to the "hardness of their own hearts."Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:8

• Predestination
• Quotations and Allusions
• Reprobacy
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election
• Emulation
• Grace
• Judgment

Commentaries on Romans 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings