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Selected Verse: Romans 11:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ro 11:8 |
Strong Concordance |
(According as [2531] it is written [1125], God [2316] hath given [1325] them [846] the spirit [4151] of slumber [2659], eyes [3788] that they should [991] not [3361] see [991], and [2532] ears [3775] that they should [191] not [3361] hear [191] unto [2193] this [4594] day [2250]. |
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King James |
(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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
as it is written-- (Isa 29:10; Deu 29:4).
God hath given--"gave"
them the spirit of slumber--"stupor"
unto this day--"this present day." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
According 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 Isa 29:10, and in Deu 29:4. The same sentiment is found also substantially in Isa 6:9-10. The principal place referred to here, however, is doubtless Isa 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 hath he covered." The quotation is not however literally made either from the Hebrew or the Septuagint; but the sense is preserved. The phrase "according as" means upon the same principle, or in the same manner.
God hath given - Expressions like this are common in the Scriptures, where God is represented as having an agency in producing the wickedness and stupidity of sinners; see Rom 9:17-18; see the Mat 13:15 note; Mar 4:11-12 note; see also Th2 2:11. This quotation is not made literally. The Hebrew in Isaiah is, God has poured upon them the spirit of slumber. The sense, however, is retained.
The spirit of slumber - The spirit of slumber is not different from slumber itself. The word "spirit" is often used thus. The word "slumber" here is a literal translation of the Hebrew. The Greek word, however κατανύξεως katanuxeōs, implies also the notion of compunction, and hence in the margin it is rendered "remorse." It means any emotion, or any influence whatever, that shall benumb the faculties, and make them insensible. Hence, it here means simply insensibility.
Eyes that they should not see ... - This expression is not taken literally from any single place in the Old Testament; but expresses the general sense of several passages; Isa 6:10; Deu 29:4. It denotes a state of mind not different from a spirit of slumber. When we sleep, the eyes are insensible to surrounding objects, and the ear to sounds. Though in themselves the organs may be perfect, yet the mind is as though they were not; and we have eyes which then do not see, and ears which do not hear. Thus, with the Jews. Though they had all the proper faculties for understanding and receiving the gospel, yet they rejected it. They were stupid and insensible to its claims and its truths.
Unto this day - Until the day that Paul wrote. The characteristic of the Jews that existed in the time of Isaiah. existed also in the time of Paul. It was a trait of the people; and their insensibility to the demands of the gospel developed nothing new in them. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
God
Jehovah. (Isa 29:10). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
It is written
Three quotations follow, two of which we blended in this verse: Isa 29:10; Deu 29:3 (4).
Hath given (ὄδωκεν)
Heb., poured out. Sept., given to drink.
Slumber (κατανύξεως)
Heb., deep sleep. Only here in the New Testament. Lit., pricking or piercing, compunction. Compare the kindred verb κατενύγησαν were pricked, Act 2:37. Rev. renders stupor, the secondary meaning; properly the stupefaction following a wound or blow. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| God hath at length withdrawn his Spirit, and so given them up to a spirit of slumber; which is fulfilled unto this day. Isa 29:10 |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| God 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 the savour of death unto death; and this continues to the present day. |
4 Yet the LORD [03068] hath not given [05414] you an heart [03820] to perceive [03045], and eyes [05869] to see [07200], and ears [0241] to hear [08085], unto this day [03117].
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].
4 Yet the LORD [03068] hath not given [05414] you an heart [03820] to perceive [03045], and eyes [05869] to see [07200], and ears [0241] to hear [08085], unto this day [03117].
10 Make the heart [03820] of this people [05971] fat [08080], and make their ears [0241] heavy [03513], and shut [08173] their eyes [05869]; lest they see [07200] with their eyes [05869], and hear [08085] with their ears [0241], and understand [0995] with their heart [03824], and convert [07725], and be healed [07495].
11 And [2532] for this [5124] cause [1223] God [2316] shall send [3992] them [846] strong [1753] delusion [4106], that [1519] they [846] should believe [4100] a lie [5579]:
11 And [2532] he said [3004] unto them [846], Unto you [5213] it is given [1325] to know [1097] the mystery [3466] of the kingdom [932] of God [2316]: but [1161] unto them [1565] that are without [1854], all these things [3956] are done [1096] in [1722] parables [3850]:
12 That [2443] seeing [991] they may see [991], and [2532] not [3361] perceive [1492]; and [2532] hearing [191] they may hear [191], and [2532] not [3361] understand [4920]; lest at any time [3379] they should be converted [1994], and [2532] their sins [265] should be forgiven [863] them [846].
15 For [1063] this [5127] people's [2992] heart [2588] is waxed gross [3975], and [2532] their ears [3775] are dull [917] of hearing [191], and [2532] their [846] eyes [3788] they have closed [2576]; lest at any time [3379] they should see [1492] with their eyes [3788], and [2532] hear [191] with their ears [3775], and [2532] should understand [4920] with their heart [2588], and [2532] should be converted [1994], and [2532] I should heal [2390] them [846].
17 For [1063] the scripture [1124] saith [3004] unto Pharaoh [5328], Even for [3754] [1519] this [5124] same purpose [846] have I raised [1825] thee [4571] up [1825], that [3704] I might shew [1731] my [3450] power [1411] in [1722] thee [4671], and [2532] that [3704] my [3450] name [3686] might be declared [1229] throughout [1722] all [3956] the earth [1093].
18 Therefore [686] [3767] hath he mercy [1653] on whom [3739] he will [2309] have mercy, and [1161] whom [3739] he will [2309] he hardeneth [4645].
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].
9 And he said [0559], Go [03212], and tell [0559] this people [05971], Hear [08085] ye indeed [08085], but understand [0995] not; and see [07200] ye indeed [07200], but perceive [03045] not.
10 Make the heart [03820] of this people [05971] fat [08080], and make their ears [0241] heavy [03513], and shut [08173] their eyes [05869]; lest they see [07200] with their eyes [05869], and hear [08085] with their ears [0241], and understand [0995] with their heart [03824], and convert [07725], and be healed [07495].
4 Yet the LORD [03068] hath not given [05414] you an heart [03820] to perceive [03045], and eyes [05869] to see [07200], and ears [0241] to hear [08085], unto this day [03117].
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].
37 Now [1161] when they heard [191] this, they were pricked [2660] in their heart [2588], and [5037] said [2036] unto [4314] Peter [4074] and [2532] to the rest [3062] of the apostles [652], Men [435] and brethren [80], what [5101] shall we do [4160]?
3 The great [01419] temptations [04531] which thine eyes [05869] have seen [07200], the signs [0226], and those great [01419] miracles [04159]:
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].
10 For the LORD [03068] hath poured out [05258] upon you the spirit [07307] of deep sleep [08639], and hath closed [06105] your eyes [05869]: the prophets [05030] and your rulers [07218], the seers [02374] hath he covered [03680].