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Romans 11:10 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Romans 11:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 11 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.”
Romans 11:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 11:10
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see—skotisthētōsan (σκοτισθήτωσαν) is an aorist passive imperative, expressing David's prayer for judicial blinding. The continuation of Psalm 69:23 adds: and bow down their back alway (synkampson dia pantos, σύγκαμψον διὰ παντός). This depicts permanent subjugation, a bent back that cannot straighten—a posture of burden and bondage.The imagery is powerful: spiritual blindness leads to perpetual slavery. Those who reject truth become enslaved to error. Yet Paul's use of this text is not to declare Israel's permanent rejection but to explain their t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 11:10
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“so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“knowing God”
“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.{Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10}”
“alienated from the life of God”
“but cast them down to Tartarus{Tartarus is another name for Hell}”
“and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered”
“foaming out their own shame; wandering stars”
“clouds driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.”
“and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called”