Romans 9:28
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
In context
26 and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
28 For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
29 It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
30 What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
Romans 9:28 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
- KJV King James Version
- For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
- WEB World English Bible
- for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.