4 But what is the Divine response to him? "I have retained for myself seven thousand men, who have not bent their knees before Baal."
5 Therefore, in the same way, again in this time, there is a remnant that has been saved in accord with the choice of grace.
6 And if it is by grace, then it is not now by works; otherwise grace is no longer free.
7 What is next? What Israel was seeking, he has not obtained. But the elect have obtained it. And truly, these others have been blinded,
8 just as it was written: "God has given them a spirit of reluctance: eyes that do not perceive, and ears that do not hear, even until this very day."
9 And David says: "Let their table become like a snare, and a deception, and a scandal, and a retribution for them.
10 Let their eyes be obscured, so that they may not see, and so that they may bow down their backs always."