Romans 9:28
World English Bible (WEB)
for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
In context
26 “It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
27 Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;
28 for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
29 As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
Romans 9:28 in every translation
- 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.”
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
- 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.