Romans 11:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.”
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Read Full Chapter →The quotation from David continues, picturing darkened eyes and a back permanently bent under burden.
What Does Romans 11:10 Mean?
This completes the words of David begun in the previous verse. The darkened eyes echo the blindness Paul has already described, and the bowed back pictures a people weighed down, no longer walking upright in freedom.
The picture is heavy, yet it stands within an argument moving toward hope. Paul records the seriousness of turning from God so that the mercy he is about to announce will shine all the brighter. A bent back can be lifted, and darkened eyes can be opened, by the God who is rich toward all.
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What does Romans 11:10 mean?
The quotation from David continues, picturing darkened eyes and a back permanently bent under burden.