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Romans 11:9

And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

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ASV

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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ΔαυὶδDauidDavidG1138 →
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γενηθήτωgenēthētōshould beG1096 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
τράπεζαtrapezatableG5132 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
παγίδαpagidaa snareG3803 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
θήρανthērana trapG2339 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
σκάνδαλονskandalona stumbling blockG4625 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
ἀνταπόδομαantapodomaa retributionG468 →
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846 →

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Psalms 69:22–23May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.Psalms 28:4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.Isaiah 8:13–14The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.Luke 16:19–25Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.Isaiah 59:18So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.1 Timothy 6:17–19Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.1 Samuel 25:36–38When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.Job 20:20–23Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.Ezekiel 7:19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.Ezekiel 3:20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.Deuteronomy 32:13–15He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,Isaiah 66:9Shall 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.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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