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Romans 11:10

In 9 translations

BSB
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”Psalms 69:22–23 (see also LXX)
KJV
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
WEB
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Always keep their backs bent.”
ASV
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back always.
LSV
let their eyes be darkened—not to behold, and You always bow down their back.”
YLT
let their eyes be darkened — not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'
DBY
let their eyes be darkened not to see, and bow down their back alway.
DRC
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.
GNV
Let their eyes be darkened that they see not, and bowe downe their backe alwayes.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read παντὸς (“all [times]”); Textus Receptus read διαπαντός (“always”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place διὰ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of σύγκαμψον.¶: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: σύνκαμψον.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.
RP2018
σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.
TR-Boyd
σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.
SCR1894
σκοτισθητωσαν οι οφθαλμοι αυτων του μη βλεπειν και τον νωτον αυτων δια παντος συγκαμψον

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 69:23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
  • Deuteronomy 28:64–68Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. Among those…
  • Romans 11:8as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
  • Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
  • Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
  • 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  • 2 Peter 2:17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
  • Zechariah 11:17Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
  • Isaiah 65:12I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not…
  • Jude 1:13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
  • Jude 1:6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
  • Isaiah 51:23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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