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26 And the heathen, of whom it once was said, “You are not my people,” shall be called “sons of the Living God.”[a]

27 Isaiah the prophet cried out concerning the Jews that though there would be millions[b] of them, only a small number would ever be saved. 28 “For the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth, quickly ending his dealings, justly cutting them short.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:26 See Hosea 2:23.
  2. Romans 9:27 millions, literally, “as the sand of the sea,” i.e., numberless.
  3. Romans 9:28 See Isaiah 10:22; 28:22.

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)