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Connecting Statement:
Paul continues stating his desire for Israel to believe but emphasizes that both those who are Jews as well as everyone else can only be saved by faith in Jesus.
Brothers
Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
my heart's desire
Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's emotions or inner being. AT: "my greatest desire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
is for them, for their salvation
"is that God will save the Jews"