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Romans 11:3

In 9 translations

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”?1 Kings 19:10, 14
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.
LSV
“LORD, they killed Your prophets, and they dug down Your altars, and I was left alone, and they seek my life”;
YLT
'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'
DBY
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and I have been left alone, and they seek my life.
DRC
Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
GNV
Lord, they haue killed thy Prophets, and digged downe thine altars: and I am left alone, and they seeke my life?

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
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  • SBLGNT: τὰ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὰ; Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ τὰ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Κύριε, τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν, τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου κατέσκαψαν, κἀγὼ ὑπελείφθην μόνος, καὶ ζητοῦσιν τὴν ψυχήν μου.
RP2018
Κύριε, τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν, καὶ τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου κατέσκαψαν· κἀγὼ ὑπελείφθην μόνος, καὶ ζητοῦσιν τὴν ψυχήν μου.
TR-Boyd
Κύριε, τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν, καὶ τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου κατέσκαψαν· κἀγὼ ὑπελείφθην μόνος, καὶ ζητοῦσι τὴν ψυχήν μου.
SCR1894
κυριε τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν και τα θυσιαστηρια σου κατεσκαψαν καγω υπελειφθην μονος και ζητουσιν την ψυχην μου

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  • 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…
  • 1 Kings 18:13Was 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.
  • Nehemiah 9:26But 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.
  • 1 Kings 18:4for 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.)
  • 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.”
  • 1 Kings 18:30–31Then 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. And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of…

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