690 B
690 B
you were formerly disobedient
"you did not obey in the past"
you have received mercy because of their disobedience
Here mercy means God's undeserved blessings. AT: "because the Jews have rejected Jesus, you have received blessings that you did not deserve" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
you
This refers to Gentile believers, and is plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
God has shut up all into disobedience
God has treated people who disobey him like prisoners who are unable to escape from prison. AT: "God has made prisoners of those who disobey him. Now they cannot stop disobeying God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)