For when they were rejected. This returns to the reasoning of Romans 11:12. See notes on Romans 11:11. The unbelieving Jews have become "undigested Jonahs," running from God. It will be life for the dead! Jowett says: "Words fail him and he employs the strongest he can find, thinking rather of their general force than of their precise signification." The meaning is: a blessing beyond human imagination. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Peter 4:6.

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