Roma 10:19

10:19 But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? ¹  First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.” ² 

Roma 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ³  – to talk back to God? ⁴  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ⁵ 

[10:19]  ¹ tn Grk “Israel did not ‘not know,’ did he?” The double negative in Greek has been translated as a positive affirmation for clarity (see v. 18 above for a similar situation).

[10:19]  ² sn A quotation from Deut 32:21.

[9:20]  ³ tn Grk “O man.”

[9:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

[9:20]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.