Romans 11:10 “May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent…”

Romans 11:10

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Always keep their backs bent.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“their eyes”

Psalm 69:23 Romans 11:8 Romans 1:21 Ephesians 4:18 2 Peter 2:4 Zechariah 11:17

Psalm 69:23 · BSB

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Romans 11:8 · BSB

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.”

Romans 1:21 · BSB

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

Ephesians 4:18 · BSB

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

2 Peter 2:4 · BSB

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

Zechariah 11:17 · BSB

Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

“and bow”

Deuteronomy 28:64–68 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 51:23

Deuteronomy 28:64–68 · BSB

Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

Isaiah 65:12 · BSB

I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight…

Isaiah 51:23 · BSB

I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

11I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

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