Romans 9:29

As Isaiah had said previously, 1 “If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants, 1 we would be like Sodom, 1 and we would have become like Gomorrah.”

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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.

In Context

28for the Lord will carry out his sentence on the earth, 1 completely and without delay.” 1

30What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then Yahweh rained down upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

Isaiah 1:9If Yahweh of hosts had not left for us a small remnant, 1 we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. 1

Isaiah 13:19Then Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the splendor of Chaldean pride, 1 will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. 1

Jeremiah 50:40Just as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 no one will live there; no person will stay in her.” 1

Lamentations 4:6The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, 1 which was overthrown in a moment and no hands were wrung for her. 1

Zephaniah 2:6So the seacoast will become pastures for shepherds and for sheep pens. 1

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:26-30

Conversion of the Gentiles. ( a. d. 58.) 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 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: 28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in… Read the whole commentary →

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