Now leave me alone, so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.’
Romans 10:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BRETHREN, [with all] my heart's desire and goodwill for [Israel], I long and pray to God that they may be saved. American Standard Version (1901) Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. Common English Bible Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire is for Israel’s salvation. That’s my prayer to God for them. Catholic Public Domain Version Brothers, certainly the will of my heart, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version BRETHREN, the will of my heart, indeed, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation. |
Now leave me alone, so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.’
Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel #– #you swore to them by yourself and declared, “I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it for ever.” ’
But I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in your presence.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them.
‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
I don’t receive human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
As it is written, Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and the one who believes on him will not be put to shame. ,
‘As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.
‘I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions.’ So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord all night.
Even to the day of his death, Samuel never saw Saul again. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted he had made Saul king over Israel.