Romans 11:3
New International Version
“Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me"?

New Living Translation
“LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

English Standard Version
“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”

Berean Standard Bible
“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”?

Berean Literal Bible
"Lord, they have killed Your prophets, they have torn down Your altars, and I alone have been left, and they are seeking my life"?

King James Bible
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

New King James Version
“ LORD, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”?

New American Standard Bible
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”

NASB 1995
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”

NASB 1977
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED THY PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN THINE ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”

Legacy Standard Bible
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”

Amplified Bible
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT [of the prophets], AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”

Christian Standard Bible
Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life!

American Standard Version
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“My Lord, they have murdered your Prophets and they have toppled your altars, and I am left alone, and they seek my life”?

Contemporary English Version
He said, "Lord, they killed your prophets and destroyed your altars. I am the only one left, and now they want to kill me."

Douay-Rheims Bible
Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

English Revised Version
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars: and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Lord, they've killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I'm the only one left, and they're trying to take my life."

Good News Translation
"Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me."

International Standard Version
"Lord, they have killed your prophets and demolished your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life."

Literal Standard Version
“LORD, they killed Your prophets, and they dug down Your altars, and I was left alone, and they seek my life”;

Majority Standard Bible
“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”?

New American Bible
“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.”

NET Bible
"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!"

New Revised Standard Version
“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.”

New Heart English Bible
"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."

Webster's Bible Translation
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Weymouth New Testament
"Lord, they have put Thy Prophets to death, and have overthrown Thy altars; and, now that I alone remain, they are thirsting for my blood"?

World English Bible
“Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have broken down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life.”

Young's Literal Translation
'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Remnant of Israel
2God 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: 3“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”? 4And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”…

Cross References
1 Kings 19:10
"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."

1 Kings 19:14
"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."


Treasury of Scripture

Lord, they have killed your prophets, and dig down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Lord.

1 Kings 18:4,13
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) …

1 Kings 19:10-18
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away…

Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

digged.

1 Kings 18:30,31
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down…

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Romans 11
1. God has not cast off all Israel.
7. Some were elected, though the rest were hardened.
16. There is hope of their conversion.
18. The Gentiles may not exult over them;
26. for there is a promise of their salvation.
33. God's judgments are unsearchable.














(3) I am left alone--i.e., of the prophets.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Lord,
Κύριε (Kyrie)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

they have killed
ἀπέκτειναν (apekteinan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 615: To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.

Your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

prophets
προφήτας (prophētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

[and] torn down
κατέσκαψαν (kateskapsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2679: To dig down under, demolish, undermine. From kata and skapto; to undermine, i.e. destroy.

Your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

altars.
θυσιαστήριά (thysiastēria)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2379: An altar (for sacrifice). From a derivative of thusia; a place of sacrifice, i.e. An altar.

I
κἀγὼ (kagō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.

[am] the only one
μόνος (monos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3441: Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.

left,
ὑπελείφθην (hypeleiphthēn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 5275: To leave behind; pass: To be left surviving. From hupotrecho and leipo; to leave under, i.e. to remain.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they are seeking
ζητοῦσιν (zētousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

life [ as well ]”?
ψυχήν (psychēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.


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