ISB ~ Romans 9 v33

Behold, I am laying:A quotation from Is 28:16 with an excerpt from Is 8:14 spliced into the middle.

• The passages are linked together by the common image of a stone, which is symbolic for the royal Messiah in Jewish tradition (Targum Isaiah). Stumbling over the stone dramatizes the folly of unbelief (11:20; 1 Cor 1:23). Paul believes that many in Israel have tripped but have not completely fallen (11:11). He is hopeful that some will regain their balance and come to faith in Jesus (11:23).