SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:10
sus ojos sean obscurecidos para que no vean, y agóbiales siempre el espinazo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Romans 11:10
Verse 10. Let their eyes be darkened] All these words are declarative, and not imprecatory. God declares what will be the case of such obstinate unbelievers; their table, their common providential blessings, will become a snare, a trap, a stumbling block, and the means of their punishment. Their eyes will be more and more darkened as they persist in their unbelief, and their back shall be bowed down always; far from becoming a great and powerful nation, they shall continue ever in a state of abject slavery and oppression, till they acknowledge Jesus as the promised Messiah, and submit to receive redemption in his blood.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see , etc..] Which is to be understood not literally of their being struck with blindness, as the men of Sodom were by the angels, and as Elymas the sorcerer was by the Apostle Paul; but mystically, of the eyes of their understandings being darkened, as they were by themselves and by Satan, and judicially by God; so that they could not see into the true same of the prophecies and promises concerning Christ; and how all the characters of the Messiah met in Jesus of Nazareth; their eyes were so blinded, that they could see no beauty nor comeliness in him; no excellency in his person, nothing wonderful in his works, nor amiable in his doctrine; nay, not only spiritual things, the things of the Gospel, were hid from the most wise and prudent among them, from their doctors and Rabbins, but also the things which regarded their temporal peace and happiness were hid from their eyes; their eyes were not only darkened with respect to things spiritual and evangelical, but even with regard to things natural and civil: never did a people act more imprudently for their temporal safety and welfare, or appear so infatuated in all their conduct, as they did, as the history of their wars does abundantly declare: and bow down their back alway ; which may denote their subjection and bondage to the Romans, when taken and carried captive by them; who laid very heavy burdens on them, which bowed down their backs indeed, multitudes of them being condemned to the mines; or this may design the general disposition of the minds of these people, which are bowed to the earth, for they mind nothing but earth and earthly things; the acquiring of which they are bent upon at any rate, and are infamous for their earthly mindedness, covetousness, extortion, usury, tricking, and over reaching: or this phrase may be expressive of that trembling, distress, horror, and despair, which shall seize them; especially when the son of man comes in the clouds of heaven, and they that have pierced him shall behold him, and wail because of trim; for in the Psalms the words are, “make their loins continually to shake”, ( Psalm 69:23).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - There was a chosen remnant of believing Jews, who had righteousness an life by faith in Jesus Christ. These were kept according to the election of grace. If then this election was of grace, it could not be of works, either performed or foreseen. Every truly good disposition in a fallen creature must be the effect, therefore it cannot be the cause of the grace of God bestowed on him. Salvation from the first to the last must be either of grace or of debt. These things are so directl contrary to each other that they cannot be blended together. God glorifies his grace by changing the hearts and tempers of the rebellious. How then should they wonder and praise him! The Jewis nation were as in a deep sleep, without knowledge of their danger, or concern about it; having no sense of their need of the Saviour, or of their being upon the borders of eternal ruin. David, having by the Spirit foretold the sufferings of Christ from his own people, the Jews foretells the dreadful judgments of God upon them for it, Ps 69. Thi teaches us how to understand other prayers of David against his enemies; they are prophecies of the judgments of God, not expression of his own anger. Divine curses will work long; and we have our eye darkened, if we are bowed down in worldly-mindedness.
Greek Textus Receptus
σκοτισθητωσαν 4654 5682 V-APM-3P οι 3588 T-NPM οφθαλμοι 3788 N-NPM αυτων 846 P-GPM του 3588 T-GSM μη 3361 PRT-N βλεπειν 991 5721 V-PAN και 2532 CONJ τον 3588 T-ASM νωτον 3577 N-ASM αυτων 846 P-GPM διαπαντος 1275 ADV συγκαμψον 4781 5657 V-AAM-2S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
10. Bow down (sugkamyon). Lit., bend together. Hebrew, shake the loins.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
11:10 {Let their eyes be darkened} (skotisthˆt"san hoi ophthalmoi autwn). First aorist passive imperative of skotiz", to darken. A terrible imprecation. {That they may not see} (tou mˆ blepein). Repeated from verse #8. {Bow down} (sunkamyon). First aorist active imperative of sunkampt", old verb, to bend together as of captives whose backs (n"ton, another old word, only here in N.T.) were bent under burdens. Only here in N.T.
