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Romans 9:28

Judgment

26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
KJV
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
WEB
for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
ASV
for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
DARBY
for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth.
BLB
For the Lord will execute [His] word, finishing and accomplishing swiftly upon the earth.”
ÅB
for Herren skal fullbyrde sitt ord fort og fullkomment på jorden.»
OTB
For Herren vil utføre sitt ord på jorden,
grundig og raskt.»
B1930
for sitt ord skal Herren utføre og hastig fullbyrde på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 10:23

    For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

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  • Acts 17:31

    Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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  • Psalms 9:8

    And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

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  • Revelation 19:11

    And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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  • Isaiah 30:12–14

    Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

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  • Isaiah 5:16

    But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

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  • Daniel 9:26–27

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

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  • Isaiah 28:22

    Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

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