Romans 9:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 9:29

27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel:
^a“Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea,
^bThe remnant will be saved.

28 For¹ He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness,
^aBecause the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”

29 And as Isaiah said before:
^a“Unless the Lord of¹ Sabaoth had left us a seed,
^bWe would have become like Sodom,
And we would have been made like Gomorrah.”

Present Condition of Israel

30 What shall we say then? ^aThat Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, ^beven the righteousness of faith;

31 but Israel, ^apursuing the law of righteousness, ^bhas not attained to the law of righteousness.

32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were,¹ by the works of the law. For ^athey stumbled at that stumbling stone.

33 As it is written:
^a“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And ^bwhoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Verse Comparison: Romans 9:29

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American Standard Version
And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.

Amplified® Bible
It is as Isaiah predicted, If the Lord of hosts had not left us a seed [from which to propagate descendants], we [Israel] would have fared like Sodom and have been made like Gomorrah.

Contemporary English Version
Isaiah also said, "If the Lord All-Powerful had not spared some of our descendants, we would have been destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah."

Darby English Version
And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha.

Good News Bible
It is as Isaiah had said before, "If the Lord Almighty had not left us some descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah."

International Standard Version
It is just as Isaiah predicted: "If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies had not left us some descendants, we would have become like Sodom and would have been compared to Gomorrah."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
And just as Isaiah foretold, "UNLESS THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH."

New International Version
It is just as Isaiah said previously:
"Unless the Lord Almighty
had left us descendants,
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah."

New King James Version
And as Isaiah said before:
“ Unless the LORD of Sabaothhad left us a seed,
We would have become like Sodom,
And we would have been made like Gomorrah.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And just as Isaiah foretold," UNLESS THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH."

Young's Literal Translation
and according as Isaiah saith before, `Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'

New English Translation
Just¹ as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of armies² had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have resembled Gomorrah.”³

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