Passage
Romans 11.7
7. What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened: (ASV)Book: Romans · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
7. What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
- according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day. 9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: (Romans 11:5-9, ASV)
WEB
5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
7. What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
- According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” 9. David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them. (Romans 11:5-9, WEB)
KJV
5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7. What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded blinded: or, hardened
- (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. slumber: or, remorse 9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: (Romans 11:5-9, KJV)
YLT
5. So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been; 6. and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.
7. What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,
- according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,', unto this very day, 9. and David saith, 'Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them; (Romans 11:5-9, YLT)
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Theological reading
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Key words
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Hardening Pharaohs Heart Objection Defeater
- Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater, via Romans 11.1-32
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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