1 Kings
1 Kings 19:10
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.”b
Footnotes
- b 19:10 Cited in Romans 11:3|ROM 11:3; here and in verse 14
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have been very zealous | קַנֹּ֨א | qan·nō | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
| for the LORD | לַיהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| he replied | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| have forsaken | עָזְב֤וּ | ‘ā·zə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| Your covenant | בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ | ḇə·rî·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1285 covenant |
| torn down | הָרָ֔סוּ | hā·rā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| Your altars | מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ | miz·bə·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| and killed | הָרְג֣וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Your prophets | נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ | nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| with the sword | בֶחָ֑רֶב | ḇe·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the only one | לְבַדִּ֔י | lə·ḇad·dî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H905 separation |
| left | וָֽאִוָּתֵ֤ר | wā·’iw·wā·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3498 remain over |
| and they are seeking | וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ | way·ḇaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֖י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 18:4 · Exodus 34:14 · Exodus 20:5 · Romans 11:2–4 · 1 Kings 18:30 · 1 Kings 18:22 · Numbers 25:11 · Numbers 25:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.