Romans 11:9

Romans 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
• New International Version (NIV)And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David says: “Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them.

Context of Romans 11:9

7What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened, 8as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day. And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a pitfall and a retribution to them. 10Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and their backs be bent continually. 11I ask, then, have they stumbled so as to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

Romans 11:9 word by word

καὶ Δαυὶδ λέγει· γενηθήτω ἡ τράπεζα αὐτῶν εἰς παγίδα καὶ εἰς θήραν καὶ εἰς σκάνδαλον καὶ εἰς ἀνταπόδομα αὐτοῖς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Letγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• tableὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• tableτράπεζαtrapeza · tableG5132
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• a snareπαγίςpagis · trapG3803
• a trapθήραthēra · trapG2339
• a stumblingblockσκάνδαλονskandalon · stumbling blockG4625
• a recompenceἀνταπόδομαantapodoma · repaymentG468

Cross-references for Romans 11:9

• Psalms 69:22Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for their allies.
• Deuteronomy 6:10“When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give you — a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and eat the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from flinty rock,
• 1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.
• Job 20:20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape.
• Proverbs 1:32For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
• Isaiah 8:13You are to regard only the Lord of Armies as holy. Only he should be feared; only he should be held in awe.
• Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared — whose will they be?’
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance and retribution belong to me. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
• Psalms 28:4Repay them according to what they have done — according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.
• Isaiah 59:18So he will repay according to their deeds: fury to his enemies, retribution to his foes, and he will repay the coasts and islands.
• Isaiah 66:9“Will I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the Lord; “or will I who deliver, close the womb?” says your God.
• Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,

Commentaries on Romans 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And David saith, Let their table, etc. - And from their present disposition it is reasonable to conclude that the same evils will fall upon them as fell upon the disobedient in former times, as predicted by David, Psalm 69:22, Psalm 69:23, that their very blessings should become curses to them, and their temporal mercies be their only recompense; and yet even these earthly blessings, by not being enjoyed in the Lord, should be a stumbling block over which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And David saith … - This quotation is made from Psalm 69:22-23. This Psalm is repeatedly quoted as having reference to the events recorded in the New Testament. (See the note at Acts 1:2.) This quotation is introduced immediately after one that undoubtedly refers to the Lord Jesus. Psalm 69:21, “they gave me also gall for my meat, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” The passage here quoted immediately follows as an imprecation of vengeance…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32n this section, Paul addresses a serious question. Many Jews did not believe in Jesus. If God had promised salvation to Israel, how could Jesus truly fulfill God’s plan when so few Jews believed (9:1–5)? In response, Paul uses the Old Testament to show that God always planned to save only a remnant, that is, a smaller group within Israel (9:6–29). Paul also explains that many Jews did not accept Christ because they refused to trust in him (9:30–10:21)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. What then?--How stands the fact? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for--better, "What Israel is in search of (that is, Justification, or acceptance with God--see on Ro 9:31); this he found not; but the election (the elect remnant of Israel) found it, and the rest were hardened," or judicially given over to the "hardness of their own hearts."Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:9

• Quotations and Allusions
• Salvation
• Stumbling

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Commentaries on Romans 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings