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 failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened, 8as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.” And David says, “Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; 10let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.” 11I ask then, they did not stumble into an irrevocable fall, did they? Absolutely not! But 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 69:22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!
• Deuteronomy 6:10Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you – a land with large, fine cities you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 32:13He enabled him to travel over the high terrain of the land, and he ate of the produce of the fields. He provided honey for him from the cliffs, and olive oil from the hardest of rocks,
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.
• Job 20:20For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.
• Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
• Isaiah 8:13You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
• Deuteronomy 32:35I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!”
• Psalms 28:4Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!
• Isaiah 59:18He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.
• Isaiah 66:9“Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord. “Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back?” asks your God.
• Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

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