It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Yarov`am the son of Nevat, that he took as wife Izevel the daughter of Etba`al king of the Tzidonim, and went and served Ba`al, and worshiped him.
Romans 11:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But how does God answer him? *I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Ba`al.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But what is God's reply to him? I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal! [I Kings 19:18.] American Standard Version (1901) But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have left for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. Common English Bible But what is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand people who haven’t bowed their knees to Baal.” Catholic Public Domain Version But what is the Divine response to him? "I have retained for myself seven thousand men, who have not bent their knees before Baal." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal. |
It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Yarov`am the son of Nevat, that he took as wife Izevel the daughter of Etba`al king of the Tzidonim, and went and served Ba`al, and worshiped him.
He said, I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God Tzeva'ot; for the children of Yisra'el have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Yet will I leave [me] seven thousand in Yisra'el, all the knees which have not bowed to Ba`al, and every mouth which has not kissed him.
It will happen, that he who is left in Tziyon, and he who remains in Yerushalayim, shall be called holy, even everyone who is written among the living in Yerushalayim;
and have built the high places of Ba`al, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings to Ba`al; which I didn't command, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind:
When Efrayim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Yisra'el, but when he became guilty in Ba`al, he died.
For she did not know that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Ba`al.
I will stretch out my hand against Yehudah, and against all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. I will cut off the remnant of Ba`al from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan Kohanim,
Yisra'el joined himself to Ba`al-Pe`or: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Yisra'el.
Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Ba`al-Pe`or; for all the men who followed Ba`al-Pe`or, the LORD your God has destroyed them from the midst of you.