Romans 9:29

Updated: June 3, 2025
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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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G2532} as{G2531} Esaias{G2268} said before{G4280}{(G5758)}, Except{G1508} the Lord{G2962} of Sabaoth{G4519} had left{G1459}{(G5627)} us{G2254} a seed{G4690}, we had been{G302}{G1096}{(G5675)} as{G5613} Sodoma{G4670}, and{G2532} been made like{G302}{G3666}{(G5681)} unto{G5613} Gomorrha{G1116}.
KJV with Strongs
Just as Isaiah told beforehand, "UNLESS YAHWEH-TZVA'OT HAD LEFT US A SEED, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM AND BEEN MADE LIKE GOMORRAH."
The F.O.G
[29] As Isaiah previously warned: "If יהוה of Heaven's Armies hadn't preserved a small remnant, we would have been completely wiped out like Sodom, destroyed like Gomorrah."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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.’
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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