Romans 11:8-11 as it has been written : Isa., “God gave them a spirit of numbness i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word. He gave them eyes to see with but they would not look, and ears to hear with but they did not listen. And they still have this spirit.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], “God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit.” ⁹ And King David said [Psa. 69:22-23], “Let their table ensnare and trap them [i.e., let the Jews’ devotion to such things as lavish feasts become the occasion for leading them astray], and become an occasion for their falling [away from God]. And let them be repaid [for such conduct with punishment]. ¹⁰ Let their eyes become [spiritually] dim so they cannot see, and may their backs always bend [i.e., under heavy burdens].” ¹¹ I say then, did the Jews trip [over Jesus] just so they could fall [away from God]? Certainly not! [There was another reason]: Instead, it was by means of their sin that salvation was made available to the Gentiles, so that the Jews might become jealous of them [i.e., causing them to want what the Gentiles now had].