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Romans 11:3

Jesus
Loneliness

1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
KJV
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
WEB
“Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have broken down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life.”
ASV
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
DARBY
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and *I* have been left alone, and they seek my life.
BLB
“Lord, they killed Your prophets, they tore down Your altars, and I alone was left, and they seek my life”?
ÅB
«Herre! De drepte profetene dine, og rev ned alterene dine. Bare jeg er igjen, og de står meg etter livet.»
OTB
"Herre, de har drept dine profeter og revet ned dine altere; jeg alene er igjen, og de søker å ta mitt liv."
B1930
Herre! dine profeter drepte de, dine alter rev de ned, og jeg blev alene tilbake, og de står mig efter livet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 19:10–18

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

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  • 1 Kings 18:13

    Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.

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  • Nehemiah 9:26

    But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

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  • Jeremiah 2:30

    “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

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  • 1 Kings 18:4

    for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

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  • 1 Kings 18:30–31

    Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

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