Romans 11:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back always.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν, τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.

Transliteration

Skotisthētōsan the ophthalmoi of them, of the not blepein, and the nōton of them through all sygkampson.

Grammar Details

• *Skotisthētōsan*: aorist passive imperative, 3rd person plural - let be darkened
• *ophthalmoi*: nominative masculine plural - eyes
• *blepein*: present active infinitive - to see
• *nōton*: accusative masculine singular - back
• *sygkampson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - bend down

Word Meanings

• *Skotisthētōsan*: let be darkened/let be blinded
• *ophthalmoi*: eyes/sight
• *blepein*: to see/to perceive
• *nōton*: back/spine
• *sygkampson*: bend down/stoop/bow

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:23 : 23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.
• Isa 51:23 : 23 and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.
• Isa 65:12 : 12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.
• Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
• Rom 1:21 : 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.
• Rom 11:8 : 8 according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.
• Eph 4:18 : 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
• 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
• 2 Pet 2:17 : 17 These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.
• Jude 1:6 : 6 And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
• Jude 1:13 : 13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.
• Deut 28:64-68 : 64 And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. 65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul; 66 and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life. 67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.