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Romans 11:9

Romans 11:9
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare , and a trap , and a stumblingblock , and a recompence unto them:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And David saith,.... That is, Christ by the mouth of David, or David in the person of Christ; for the psalm out of which the following words are taken is a prophecy of the Messiah, as appears from…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Romans 11:9-10

And David saith ... - This quotation is made from Psa 69:22-23. This Psalm is repeatedly quoted as having reference to the events recorded in the New Testament. (See the note at Act 1:2.) This…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Romans 11:1-32

The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in casting off the Jewish nation (Rom 11:1): "Hath God cast away his people? Is the rejection total and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And David saith Psa 69:22, (LXX. Psa 68:23.) The quotation is nearly (in Rom 11:10 verbatim) with the LXX.; which in the first of the two verses expands the Hebrew. The Heb. there may be rendered,…