Romans 10:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 10:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 10:19 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a f..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 10:19 — KJV
“But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.”
— Romans 10:19 (KJV)
Romans 10:19 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 10:19
“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 which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.”
Shares key themes with Romans 10:19: provoke, jealousy, people
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Romans 10:19: say, israel, know
“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. laden: Heb. of heaviness gone...: Heb. alienated, or, separated”
Shares key themes with Romans 10:19: israel, provoke, people
“Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.”
Shares key themes with Romans 10:19: say, israel, know
“For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Romans 10:19: say, israel, saith
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