Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:9
9. not forsaken—by God and man. Jesus was forsaken by both; so much do His sufferings exceed those of His people (Matthew 27:46). cast down—or "struck down"; not only "persecuted," that is, chased as a deer or bird (1 Samuel 26:20), but actually struck down as with a dart in the chase (1 Samuel 26:20- :). The Greek "always" in this verse means, "throughout the whole time"; in 1 Samuel 26:20- : the Greek is different, and means, "at every time," "in every case when the occasion occurs." read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 4:9
forsaken = abandoned. Greek. enkataleipo. See Acts 2:27 . cast down . Greek. kataballo. Only here, Hebrews 6:1 .Revelation 12:10 . destroyed . Greek. apollumi, as in 2 Corinthians 4:3 . Notice the four"note" in these two verses. Fig, Mesodiplosis . App-6 . read more