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Romans 11:3 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Romans 11:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 11 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.”
Romans 11:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Romans 11:3
Paul quotes Elijah's complaint verbatim from 1 Kings 19:10, 14 (LXX): Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. The verb for "killed" is apekteinan (ἀπέκτειναν), indicating completed action—the prophets were systematically murdered. The phrase monos hypoleiphthen (μόνος ὑπολείφθην, "I alone am left") expresses Elijah's sense of being the sole survivor, the last faithful Israelite.This dramatic cry reveals the prophet's emotional and spiritual exhaustion. He believed not only that he was alone, but that Israel was actively see...
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Cross-References for Romans 11:3
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“I have been very jealous for Yahweh”
“how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh's prophets by fifty in a cave”
“and rebelled against you”
“when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yahweh”
“like a destroying lion.”
“Come near to me; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh that was thrown down.”