Romains 11:7

La Bible Ostervald

Quoi donc? Ce qu'Israël recherche, il ne l'a point obtenu, mais les élus l'ont obtenu, et les autres ont été endurcis,

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Quoi donc? c'est que ce qu'Isra�l cherchait, il ne l'a point obtenu; mais l'�lection l'a obtenu, et les autres ont �t� endurcis;

Darby's French Translation
Quoi donc? Ce qu'Isra�l recherche, il ne l'a pas obtenu, mais l'�lection l'a obtenu, et les autres ont �t� endurcis,

Louis Segond (1910)
Quoi donc? Ce qu'Isra�l cherche, il ne l'a pas obtenu, mais l'�lection l'a obtenu, tandis que les autres ont �t� endurcis,

Bible Verse Review
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What then: Romans 3:9, Romans 6:15, 1 Corinthians 10:19, Philippians 1:18

Israel: Romans 9:31, Romans 9:32, Romans 10:3, Proverbs 1:28, Luke 13:24, Hebrews 12:17

but the election: That is, the elect, the abstract being used for the concrete. So the Jews or the circumcised people, are called Israel, or the circumcision. Romans 11:5, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9:23, Ephesians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Peter 1:2

and the rest: Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 44:18, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:15, John 12:40, 2 Corinthians 3:14, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

blinded: or, hardened, Romans 9:18

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:45 - break down Numbers 26:56 - General Deuteronomy 28:29 - grope Deuteronomy 29:4 - General 2 Kings 6:18 - Smite this people Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind Isaiah 45:4 - Jacob Ezekiel 12:2 - which Ezekiel 20:26 - polluted Joel 2:32 - and in Amos 8:12 - shall run Zephaniah 1:17 - they shall Zechariah 11:3 - for their Zechariah 11:11 - knew Zechariah 11:17 - the sword Mark 3:5 - hardness Luke 8:10 - that seeing Luke 19:42 - but John 8:27 - General John 9:39 - might be John 10:26 - because John 12:35 - lest Acts 13:11 - thou Acts 13:41 - for Acts 13:48 - and as Acts 19:9 - divers Romans 9:11 - according Romans 11:25 - blindness Romans 11:28 - but Galatians 2:17 - while Galatians 4:30 - Cast 1 Thessalonians 5:9 - obtain 1 Peter 2:10 - obtained

Gill's Notes on the Bible

What then?.... What can be said to the point the apostle is upon? it is as clear as the sun, out of all question, that God has not cast away all the people of the Jews, nor any whom he foreknew, any age or period of time; neither in the time Elijah, nor in the apostle's, he always having a reserve of some for himself; which reserve is owing to a previous choice of them, and that previous choice to ascribed not to any works of theirs, but to his free grace and sovereign pleasure. Indeed

Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; that is, carnal Israel, the body and bulk of that people; who sought for life and righteousness by their obedience to the law, and which they in general were in quest of, and pursuit after, but did not obtain, though, some of them might imagine they did; for the thing was impracticable and impossible, no life nor righteousness are ever to be had by the law of works; they did not obtain life and righteousness, because they sought them in a wrong place and in a wrong way; they sought them not by faith in Christ Jesus, where they are only to be had, but by their own works, which fall abundantly short of procuring them for them:

but the election hath obtained it. The apostle divides Israel into two parts, "the election and the rest": by "the election" he means, elect men, the remnant among them, whom God had reserved for himself; just as "circumcision" designs circumcised persons, and "uncircumcision" uncircumcised persons, and "calling" called ones, and "righteousness" righteous men and women; see Romans 3:30 2 Peter 3:13. Now these chosen ones obtained mercy, grace, life, and righteousness in Christ, as the apostle himself did, who was one of them; and that by virtue, and in consequence of their election, for which reason the word is here used; hence mercy was shown them, grace was bestowed upon them, the righteousness of Christ was imputed to them, faith was given them, holiness was wrought in them, and they entitled to, and made meet for eternal life: these among Israel then obtained such favours and blessings; and so God's elect, in all ages and nations, obtain the same things, and will obtain; for the purpose of God according to election stands sure, his word and oath are immutable, his covenant inviolable, his grace inalienable, and his power omnipotent:

and the rest were blinded: the non-elect, or those who were not chosen and reserved, to whom Christ was "a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence"; and who "stumbled at the word" of the Gospel, "being disobedient" to the divine revelation, "whereunto they were appointed", 1 Peter 2:8; hence they obtained no mercy, grace, faith, life, righteousness, and eternal salvation, but were "blinded"; left in that native blindness and ignorance, in which they were born and brought up; were blinded by themselves wilfully more and more; as they knew not the Messiah, so neither would they understand; they sinned wilfully against light knowledge; they shut their eyes against all that evidence and demonstration given, of Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah, by his doctrines and miracles; and they were blinded by Satan, the god of this world, by whom they were led captive; who wrought effectually in them, and stirred up the malice and enmity of their minds against Christ and his Gospel; for they were of their father the devil, and his lusts they would do; and they were also blinded by God himself, so that they could not believe; for after all this, it was but just with God to give them up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What then? - What is the proper conclusion from this argument? “Israel hath not obtained.” That is, the Jews as a people have not obtained what they sought. They sought the favor of God by their own merit; and as it was impossible to obtain it in that manner, they have, as a people, failed of obtaining his favor at all, and will be rejected.

That which he seeketh for - To wit, salvation by their own obedience to the Law.

The election hath - The purpose of choosing on the part of God has obtained, or secured, what the seeking on the part of the Jews could not secure. Or the abstract here may be put for the concrete, and the word “election” may mean the same as the elect. The elect, the reserved, the chosen part of the people, have obtained the favor of God.

Hath obtained it - That is, the favor, or mercy, of God.

The rest - The great mass of the people who remained in unbelief, and had rejected the Messiah.

Were blinded - The word in the original means also were hardened ἐπωρώθησαν epōrōthēsan. It comes from a word which signifies properly to become hard, as bones do which are broken and are then united; or as the joints sometimes do when they become callous or stiff. It was probably applied also to the formation of a hard substance in the eye, a cataract; and then means the same as to be blinded. Hence, applied to the mind, it means what is “hard, obdurate, insensible, stupid.” Thus, it is applied to the Jews, and means that they were blind and obstinate; see Mark 6:52, “Their heart was hardened;” Mark 8:17; John 12:40. The word does not occur in any other place in the New Testament. This verse affirms simply that “the rest were hardened,” but it does not affirm anything about the mode by which it was done. In regard to “the election,” it is affirmed that it was of God; Romans 11:4. Of the remainder, the fact of their blindness is simply mentioned, without affirming anything of the cause; see Romans 11:8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 11:7. What then? — What is the real state of the case before us? Israel-the body of the Jewish people, have not obtained that which they so earnestly desire, i.e. to be continued, as they have been hitherto, the peculiar people of God; but the election hath obtained it-as many of them as have believed in Jesus Christ, and accepted salvation through him: this is the grand scheme of the election by grace; God chooses to make those his peculiar people who believe in his Son, and none other shall enjoy the blessings of his kingdom. Those who would not receive him are blinded; they have shut their eyes against the light, and are in the very circumstances of those mentioned by the Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 29:10.