Romans 11:3

“Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they are seeking my life.”

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2God hath not cast off his people, which he foreknew. Do ye not know what the Scripture saith in the passage concerning Elijah? how he pleadeth to God against Israel:

4But what saith the answer of God to him? “I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I smitten your children; They would receive no correction; Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, Like a destroying lion.

Matthew Henry on Romans 11:2-33

The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my… Read the whole commentary →

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