Even today those people live like they did in the past. They do not honor the Lord. They do not obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They do not obey the Law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob (Israel).
Romans 11:8 - Easy To Read Version Like it is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [122]} \}: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As it is written, God gave them a spirit (an attitude) of stupor, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear, [that has continued] down to this very day. [Deut. 29:4; Isa. 29:10.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible As it is written, “God gave them a dull spirit, so that their eyes would not see and their ears not hear, right up until the present day.” Catholic Public Domain Version just as it was written: "God has given them a spirit of reluctance: eyes that do not perceive, and ears that do not hear, even until this very day." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day. |
Even today those people live like they did in the past. They do not honor the Lord. They do not obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They do not obey the Law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob (Israel).
So now those other nations respect the Lord, but they also serve their own idols. Their children and grandchildren do the same thing their ancestors [214] did. They still do those things to this day.
The Lord will make you sleepy.\par The Lord will close your eyes.\par (The prophets are your eyes.)\par The Lord will cover your heads.\par (The prophets are your heads.)\par
Then the Lord said, “Go and tell this to the people: ‘Listen closely, but don’t understand! Look closely, but don’t learn!’
Hear this message.\par You foolish people have no sense:\par ‘You have eyes, but you don’t see!\par You have ears, but you don’t listen!’\par
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [102]} you live among rebellious people—they always turn against me. They have eyes to see \{the things I have done for them\}. But they don’t see those things. They have ears to hear \{the things I told them to do\}. But they don’t hear my commands. Why? Because they are a rebellious people.
I let them make themselves filthy with their gifts. They even began to sacrifice their own firstborn children. In this way, I would destroy those people. Then they would know that I am the Lord.’
Jesus said, “You have been chosen to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that:
‘Go to this people (the Jews) and tell them:\par You will listen and you will hear,\par but you will not understand!\par You will look and you will see,\par but you will not understand\par what you see!\par
But even today you still don’t understand what happened. The Lord has not let you really understand what you saw and heard.