NET Bible
"But what was the divine response to him?“I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”"
— Romans 11:4, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“But how does God answer him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."”
“But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men that have not bowed their knees to Baal.”
“But what answer does God make to him? I have still seven thousand men whose knees have not been bent to Baal.”
“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.”
Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!”
But what was the divine response to him?“I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”
So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,