Romans 10:19

Romans 10:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
• New International Version (NIV)Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.”

Context of Romans 10:19

17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me. 21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.

Romans 10:19 word by word

ἀλλὰ λέγω· μὴ Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνω; πρῶτος Μωϋσῆς λέγει· ἐγὼ παραζηλώσω ὑμᾶς ἐπ᾽ οὐκ ἔθνει ἐπ᾽ ἔθνει ἀσυνέτῳ παροργιῶ ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Didγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notμὴ οὐκmē ouk · isn't it?G3378
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• Firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• provokeπαραζηλόωparazēloō · to make enviousG3863
• youὑμᾶςhumas · youG5209
• byἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• noοὐou · noG3756
• peopleἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• foolishἀσύνετοςasunetos · senselessG801
• angerπαροργίζωparorgizō · to angerG3949

Cross-references for Romans 10:19

• Romans 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
• Romans 3:26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he may be just, and the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 1:12Now this I say, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
• 1 Corinthians 10:19What then do I say? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
• 1 Corinthians 11:22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
• 1 Corinthians 15:50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
• Romans 11:11I 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.
• Deuteronomy 32:21They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
• Hosea 2:23And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them who were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
• 1 Peter 2:10Who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
• Romans 1:21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
• Psalms 115:5They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
• Isaiah 44:18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether stupid and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
• 1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

Commentaries on Romans 10:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19But I say, Did not Israel know? - You object to this preaching among the Gentiles; but is not this according to the positive declaration of God? He, foreseeing your unbelief and rebellion, said by Moses, Deuteronomy 32:21, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. As you have provoked me to jealousy with worshipping those that are no gods, I will provoke you to jealousy by those which are no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But I say … - Still further to meet the objection, he shows that the doctrine which he was maintaining was actually taught in the Old Testament. Did not Israel know? - Did not the Jews understand. Is it not recorded in their books, etc. that they had full opportunity to be acquainted with this truth? This question is an emphatic way of affirming that they did know. But Paul does not here state what it was that they knew. That is to be gathered from what…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 Did not the Jews know that the Gentiles were to be called in? They might have known it from Moses and Isaiah. Isaiah speaks plainly of the grace and favour of God, as going before in the receiving of the Gentiles. Was not this our own case? Did not God begin in love, and make himself known to us when we did not ask after him? The patience of God towards provoking sinners is wonderful. The time of God's patience is called a day, light as day…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19make you jealous … make you angry: This quotation from Deuteronomy 32:21 describes God’s punishment of Israel for worshiping other gods (idolatry). In Paul’s time, Israel was still guilty of idolatry. This was because many people treated the law as more important than God himself. As a result, God used the Gentiles (people who were not even considered a nation) to make Israel jealous and angry. Paul explains this idea more fully in Romans 11:12–32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. But I say, Did not Israel know?--know, from their own Scriptures, of God's intention to bring in the Gentiles? First--that is First in the prophetic line [De Wette]. Moses saith, &c.--"I will provoke you to jealousy ('against') [them that are] not a nation, and against a nation without understanding will I anger you" (De 32:21). In this verse God warns His ancient people that because they had (that is, in aftertimes would) moved Him to jealousy with…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Romans 10

• 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
• 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