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Rom 11:8. Ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ μὴ βλέτειν καὶ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν) Deu 29:4, yet the Lord God hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Isa 29:10, LXX., πεπότικεν ὑμᾶς Κύριος, πνεύματι κατανύξεως, καὶ καμμύσει τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν κ.τ.λ. The Lord hath made you drunk with the spirit of slumber, and He will shut their eyes, etc. Add Matthew 13 [12,] 14, note. Ἒδωκεν, hath given, by a most righteous judgment, and hath said to them, have.[121]-κατανύξεως) ΚΑΤΆΝΥΞΙς in this passage denotes suffering from frequent pricking, which terminates in stupor. It is taken in a good sense, Act 2:37, and very often among ascetic writers. The Latins use similarly compunctio, compunction.-ἕως, even unto) A tacit limitation, 2Co 3:14.
[121] According as you have chosen. The have, refers to spiritual goods. “From him who hath not (his spiritual privileges to any good purpose) shall be taken away even that he hath.” God gives to men, that which they choose for themselves. You fancy you have, I give you accordingly.-ED.