Verse 14
1 Kings 19:14
GOD'S WORD Translation
14
He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ קַנֹּ֨א קִנֵּ֜אתִי לַ/יהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָא֗וֹת כִּֽי עָזְב֤וּ בְרִֽיתְ/ךָ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣י/ךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְ/אֶת נְבִיאֶ֖י/ךָ הָרְג֣וּ בֶ/חָ֑רֶב וָ/אִוָּתֵ֤ר אֲנִי֙ לְ/בַדִּ֔/י וַ/יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת נַפְשִׁ֖/י לְ/קַחְתָּֽ/הּ
English Translation
And he said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it."
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Chapter 19 Context
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