Romans 11:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

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  • Ps 69:22-23 : 22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them. 23 Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
  • Prov 1:32 : 32 For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
  • Isa 8:13-14 : 13 But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him. 14 And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.
  • Isa 59:18 : 18 He will give them the right reward of their doings, wrath to his attackers, punishment to his haters, and even on the sea-lands he will send punishment.
  • Isa 66:9 : 9 Will I by whom the birth was started, not make it complete? says the Lord. Will I who make children come to birth, let them be kept back? says your God.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. 20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, 21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. 22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. 23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use; 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • Heb 2:2 : 2 Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;
  • Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And when the Lord your God has taken you into the land which he gave his oath to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that he would give you; with great and fair towns which were not of your building; 11 And houses full of good things not stored up by you, and places for storing water which you did not make, and vine-gardens and olive-trees not of your planting; and you have taken food and are full; 12 Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
  • Deut 32:13-15 : 13 He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock; 14 Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape. 15 But Jeshurun became fat and would not be controlled: you have become fat, you are thick and full of food: then he was untrue to the God who made him, giving no honour to the Rock of his salvation.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came. 37 And in the morning, when the effect of the wine was gone, Nabal's wife gave him an account of all these things, and all the heart went out of him, and he became like stone. 38 And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.
  • Job 20:20-23 : 20 There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight. 21 He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end. 22 Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him. 23 God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.
  • Ps 28:4 : 4 Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

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  • Ps 69:22-25
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    86%

    22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

    23 Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

    24 Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

    25 Give their houses to destruction, and let there be no one in their tents.

  • Rom 11:10-11
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    10 Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

    11 So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

  • Rom 11:8
    79%

    8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

  • Ps 35:8
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    8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • Ps 17:11
    73%

    11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

  • Ps 5:10
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    10 Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

  • Jer 18:22-23
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    22 Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

    23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.

  • Ps 9:15
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    15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

  • Job 18:10
    72%

    10 The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

  • Ps 140:9-10
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    9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

    10 Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

  • Lam 3:64-65
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    72%

    64 You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

    65 You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • Isa 8:15
    72%

    15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

  • Ps 57:6
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    6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

  • Ps 28:4
    71%

    4 Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

  • Ps 64:7-8
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    7 But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

    8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

  • Ps 35:6
    71%

    6 Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.

  • Ps 69:27
    71%

    27 Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

  • Ps 35:25
    70%

    25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

  • Ps 73:18
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    18 You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

  • Ps 140:5
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    5 The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

  • Ps 59:12
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    12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

  • Ps 109:10-11
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    10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

    11 Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

  • 1 Pet 2:8
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    8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

  • Ps 109:6
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    6 Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

  • Jer 18:20
    69%

    20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

  • Ps 11:2
    69%

    2 See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

  • Deut 32:35
    69%

    35 Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.

  • Ps 141:9
    69%

    9 Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.

  • Ps 79:12
    69%

    12 And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

  • Ps 70:2-3
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    2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

    3 Let those who say Aha, aha! be turned back as a reward of their shame.

  • Ps 83:3
    69%

    3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.

  • 2 Chr 20:11
    69%

    11 See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

  • Ps 109:20
    69%

    20 Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

  • Rom 9:33
    68%

    33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

  • Job 18:8
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    8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.

  • Ps 74:8
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    8 They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.

  • Jer 11:19
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    19 But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

  • Ps 40:15
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    15 Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.