26 And it will be in the place where they were told,
you are not my people,
there they will be called sons of the living God.[a](A)

27 But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel,

Though the number of Israelites
is like the sand of the sea,(B)
only the remnant will be saved;(C)
28 since the Lord will execute his sentence
completely and decisively on the earth.[b][c] (D)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:26 Hs 1:10
  2. 9:28 Or land
  3. 9:27–28 Is 10:22–23; 28:22; Hs 1:10

26 and,

“In the very place where it was said to them,
    ‘You are not my people,’
    there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”[a](A)

27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,(B)
    only the remnant will be saved.(C)
28 For the Lord will carry out
    his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10
  2. Romans 9:28 Isaiah 10:22,23 (see Septuagint)