Romans 10:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλὰ λέγω, Μὴ οὐκ ἐγνω Ἰσραήλ; πρῶτος Μωϋσῆς λέγει, Ἐγὼ παραζηλώσω ὑμᾶς ἐπʼ οὐκ ἔθνει, ἐπὶ ἔθνει ἀσυνέτῳ παροργιῶ ὑμᾶς.

Transliteration

Alla legō, Mē ouk egnō Israēl? prōtos Mōusēs legei, Egō parazēlōsō hymas ep' ouk ethnei, epi ethnei asynetō parorgiō hymas.

Grammar Details

• *Alla*: strong adversative conjunction - but
• *legō*: present indicative, 1st singular - I say
• *Mē ouk*: interrogative negative particles - surely not
• *egnō*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd singular - knew/understood
• *Israēl*: nominative, masculine, singular - Israel
• *prōtos*: nominative, masculine, singular - first
• *Mōusēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Moses
• *legei*: present indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *Egō*: nominative, 1st singular - I
• *parazēlōsō*: future indicative, active, 1st singular - will provoke to jealousy
• *hymas*: accusative, 2nd plural - you
• *ep' ouk ethnei*: dative, neuter, singular - by no nation
• *epi ethnei asynetō*: dative, neuter, singular - by foolish nation
• *parorgiō*: future indicative, active, 1st singular - will provoke to anger

Word Meanings

• *egnō*: knew/understood/recognized
• *prōtos*: first/foremost/chief
• *parazēlōsō*: will provoke to jealousy/make jealous
• *ethnei*: nation/people/gentiles
• *asynetō*: foolish/without understanding/unwise
• *parorgiō*: will provoke to anger/anger/irritate

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:21 : 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
• Rom 11:11 : 11 I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? God forbid: but by their fall salvation [is come] unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
• Rom 11:14 : 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy [them that are] my flesh, and may save some of them.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
• 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
• 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I {G3303} am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
• 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
• 1 Cor 10:19 : 19 What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or {G3754} that an idol is anything?
• 1 Cor 11:22 : 22 What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.
• 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles [ye were] led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever {G302} ye might led.
• 1 Cor 15:50 : 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood {G3756} cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
• Ps 115:5-8 : 5 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; 6 They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not; 7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
• Isa 44:18-20 : 18 They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Jer 10:8 : 8 But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.
• Jer 10:14 : 14 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
• Hos 2:23 : 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.
• Rom 1:21-22 : 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
• Rom 3:26 : 26 for the showing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
• Rom 10:18 : 18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.