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<a href="/nasb/romans/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, &#8220THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; <a href="/nasb77/romans/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE AS THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; <a href="/lsb/romans/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; <a href="/amp/romans/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And Isaiah calls out concerning Israel: “THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS ONLY THE REMNANT [a small believing minority] THAT WILL BE SAVED [from God’s judgment]; <a href="/csb/romans/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved; <a href="/hcsb/romans/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: Though the number of Israel&#8217s sons is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved; <a href="/asv/romans/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved: <a href="/cev/romans/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And this is what the prophet Isaiah said about the people of Israel, "The people of Israel are as many as the grains of sand along the beach. But only a few who are left will be saved. <a href="/erv/romans/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved: <a href="/gwt/romans/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Isaiah also says about Israel: "Although the descendants of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will be saved. <a href="/gnt/romans/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> And Isaiah exclaims about Israel: "Even if the people of Israel are as many as the grains of sand by the sea, yet only a few of them will be saved; <a href="/isv/romans/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Isaiah also calls out concerning Israel, "Although the descendants of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will be saved. <a href="/msb/romans/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: ?Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. <a href="/net/romans/9.htm">NET Bible</a> And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved, <a href="/nheb/romans/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be kept safe. <a href="/wbt/romans/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Isaiah also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: <a href="/wey/romans/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And Isaiah cries aloud concerning Israel, "Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved; <a href="/web/romans/9.htm">World English Bible</a> 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved; <a href="/blb/romans/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. <a href="/ylt/romans/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, 'If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved; <a href="/slt/romans/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Esaias cries for Israel, If the number of the sons of Israel as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Isaias crieth out concerning Israel: If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. <a href="/cpdv/romans/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Isaiah cried out on behalf of Israel: “When the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. <a href="/nabre/romans/9.htm">New American Bible</a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the Israelites were like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will be saved; <a href="/nrsvce/romans/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel were like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Isaiah also preached concerning the children of Israel: Though the number of children of Israel should be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Isaiah preached against the children of Israel: “If the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them shall be saved.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But Isaiah cries concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: <a href="/godbey/romans/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but Isaiah cries out in behalf of Israel, Though the number of sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. <a href="/haweis/romans/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But Isaiah<RX 23.10.22-23> crieth concerning Israel, ?Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: <a href="/mace/romans/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Esaias also breaks out concerning Israel, " tho' the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant only shall be saved. <a href="/wey/romans/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And Isaiah cries aloud concerning Israel, "Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved; <a href="/worrell/romans/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Isaiah cries concerning Israel, "If the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved;" <a href="/worsley/romans/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Esaias crieth out concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved. <a href="/parallel/romans/9-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2406" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/9.htm">The Calling of the Gentiles</a> …26and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ ” 27<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2268.htm" title="2268: Ēsaias (N-NMS) -- Isaiah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hesaias, an Israelite.">Isaiah</a> <a href="/greek/2896.htm" title="2896: krazei (V-PIA-3S) -- To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to croak or scream, i.e. to call aloud.">cries out</a> <a href="/greek/5228.htm" title="5228: hyper (Prep) -- Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">concerning</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">Israel:</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: Ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">“Though</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/706.htm" title="706: arithmos (N-NMS) -- A number, total. From airo; a number.">number</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiōn (N-GMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship."></a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">Israelites</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ē (V-PSA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/285.htm" title="285: ammos (N-NFS) -- Sand, sandy ground. Perhaps from hama; sand.">sand</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2281.htm" title="2281: thalassēs (N-GFS) -- Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.">sea,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">only the</a> <a href="/greek/5275.htm" title="5275: hypoleimma (N-NNS) -- To leave behind; pass: To be left surviving. From hupotrecho and leipo; to leave under, i.e. to remain.">remnant</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">will be saved.</a> 28For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22-23</a> Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. / For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land. <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Isaiah 28:22</a> So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land. <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Isaiah 37:31-32</a> And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a> And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-7.htm">Jeremiah 31:7</a> For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’ <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a> I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng. <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Zephaniah 3:13</a> The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.” <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a> Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. <a href="/matthew/22-14.htm">Matthew 22:14</a> For many are called, but few are chosen.” <a href="/luke/13-23.htm">Luke 13:23-24</a> “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered, / “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-28</a> My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. <a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a> This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a> In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Esaias also cries concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:Esaias.<a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a> The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.Isaiah.<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-23</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth… a remnant.<a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4-6</a> But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal… <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8,14</a> And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage… <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/romans/9-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/acts/12-22.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Esaias</a> <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Part</a> <a href="/acts/15-17.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/acts/27-39.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/matthew/13-48.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/acts/28-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/acts/27-20.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Esaias</a> <a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Part</a> <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-3.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 9</div>1. <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Paul is sorry for the Jews.</a> 7. <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">All of Abraham not of the promise.</a> 18. <a href="/romans/9-18.htm">God's sovereignty.</a> 25. <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews, foretold.</a> 32. <a href="/romans/9-32.htm">The cause of their stumbling.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: This phrase references the prophet Isaiah, who ministered during a tumultuous period in Israel's history, around the 8th century BC. Isaiah's prophecies often addressed the spiritual and moral decline of Israel and Judah, calling them to repentance. His "crying out" signifies a passionate and urgent message from God, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. Isaiah's role as a prophet was to convey God's messages to His people, often warning them of impending judgment due to their disobedience.Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea: This phrase alludes to the promise God made to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>, where He promised to multiply Abraham's descendants as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. It highlights the vastness of the Israelite population, symbolizing God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant promises. However, it also sets up a contrast with the following statement about the remnant, underscoring that physical descent alone does not guarantee spiritual inheritance or salvation.Only the remnant will be saved: The concept of a "remnant" is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, particularly in the prophetic books. It refers to a small, faithful group of Israelites who remain true to God despite widespread apostasy. This idea is seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> and <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a>. Theologically, the remnant represents God's grace and mercy, preserving a faithful lineage through which His purposes are fulfilled. In the New Testament context, this remnant includes those who accept Jesus as the Messiah, both Jews and Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>. The notion of salvation here is not just physical deliverance but spiritual redemption, pointing to the ultimate salvation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's prophecies often addressed the judgment and salvation of Israel. His writings are frequently quoted in the New Testament. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, often referred to in the Bible as His people. In this context, Israel represents both the physical descendants and the spiritual community of believers. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant.htm">The Remnant</a> A recurring biblical theme referring to a small, faithful group of God's people who remain true to Him despite widespread unfaithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological writings. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sand_of_the_sea.htm">The Sand of the Sea</a> A metaphor used to describe the vast number of Israelites, emphasizing the contrast between the large population and the small remnant that will be saved.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God's plan includes both judgment and salvation, demonstrating His sovereignty. Despite widespread unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to His promises by preserving a remnant. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a> The concept of a remnant challenges believers to remain faithful amidst a culture that may turn away from God. It encourages personal reflection on one's commitment to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Understanding Old Testament prophecies, like those of Isaiah, enriches our comprehension of New Testament teachings and God's overarching plan for salvation. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_israel.htm">The Nature of True Israel</a> Paul’s reference to the remnant invites reflection on what it means to be part of God's true people, emphasizing faith and obedience over mere heritage or tradition. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> The remnant serves as a symbol of hope, reminding believers that God always preserves a faithful group, even in times of widespread apostasy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 9</a> <a href="/q/what_is_remnant_fellowship_church.htm">What is Remnant Fellowship Church?</a> <a href="/q/does_'all_israel_saved'_fit_other_bible_views.htm">Romans 11:25–26 – Does the statement “all Israel will be saved” align with other biblical passages that suggest some Israelites remain unbelieving and lost? </a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_snakes.htm">What is the biblical perspective on snakes?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_isaiah_4_3's_remnant_reconciled.htm">In Isaiah 4:3, how do we reconcile the idea of a holy remnant in Jerusalem with records of ongoing conflicts and population shifts in that region? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Crieth.--With reference to the impassioned utterance of the prophet.A remnant.--Rather, the remnant, with an emphasis upon the word. "The remnant, and only the remnant."Shall be saved.--In the original, shall return--i.e., as it is explained in the previous verse, "return to God." St. Paul has followed the LXX. in putting the consequences of such conversion for the conversion itself.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 27, 28. - Esaias also crieth (κράζει, denoting loud and earnest utterance; cf. <a href="/john/1-15.htm">John 1:15</a>; <a href="/john/7-28.htm">John 7:28, 37</a>; <a href="/john/12-44.htm">John 12:44</a>; <a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Acts 23:6</a>; <a href="/acts/24-21.htm">Acts 24:21</a>) concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant (not, as in the Authorized Version, "a remnant." The idea seems to be, as it is in the original, that it is the remnant only that) shall be saved: for he will finish a word (not the work, as in the Authorized Version) and cut it short: because a short (rather, cut-short) word (again, not work) will the Lord make (i.e. accomplish) upon the earth. The Greek of ver. 28, according to the Textus Receptus, is difficult, so as to have compelled our translators to render the participles συντελῶν καὶ συντέμνων by futures, "will finish," etc. But we have the high and early authority of the uncials א, A, B, for omitting part of the sentence, so as to make it read more intelligibly, thus: The Lord will make (i.e. accomplish) a word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short. The longer form, however, agrees, though not quite exactly, with the LXX., which differs itself greatly from the Hebrew, though not so as to affect the main drift of the passage as a whole. The passage is from <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22</a>, which had primary reference to the remnant of the house of Israel that should "return unto the mighty God" (<a href="/isaiah/10-21.htm">Isaiah 10:21</a>) after the then predicted devastation of the nation by the Assyrian king. The series of prophecies with which this is connected begins at <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7</a>, which gives an account of Isaiah's memorable visit to Ahaz King of Judah, on the occasion of the combination of Pekah King of Israel, and Rezin King of Syria, against Jerusalem, in the course of which visit he predicts the birth of Immanuel. He took with him his son, who bore the symbolical name of Shear-jashub ("A remnant shall return"). Subsequently another son was born to the prophet, to whom was given the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz ("Swift of spoil, hasty of prey," as Ewald renders; or, "The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth," as in margin of the Revised Version); the latter name having been previously written on a great roll (<a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a>). The primary drift of the prophecies in <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7</a>. and the following chapters is that the confederacy of Pekah and Reziu against Jerusalem shall fail, that their own lands would ere long be devastated by the Assyrian king, who would sweep irresistibly over Judah too; but that God's people may still trust in the LORD'S protection, who would preserve and bring back a remnant, though a remnant only. The three names, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Shear-jashub, and Immanuel ("God with us"), are throughout significant of the leading ideas of the whole series of predictions; the first expressing the certainty of coming judgment, the second the return of the remnant, and the third God's own presence with his people. Now, without pausing to consider what primary historical fulfilment of the prophecy about Immanuel there might be in the way of type, we cannot but perceive, in the language and tone of much in this series of prophecies, a distinct Messianic reference. We cannot, for instance, otherwise understand <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6, 7</a>; and in <a href="/isaiah/11.htm">Isaiah 11</a>. there succeeds an ideal picture of peace and blessing under the "rod out of the stem of Jesse," which is undoubtedly Messianic. Hence the relevance of the passage, not only as showing God's way of dealing with his people in times of old, but also as an intimation of how it should be when the Messiah should come. <a href="/commentaries/romans/9-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Isaiah Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaias) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2268.htm">Strong's 2268: </a> Isaiah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hesaias, an Israelite. cries out κράζει (krazei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud. concerning ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5228.htm">Strong's 5228: </a> Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. Israel: Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. “Though Ἐὰν (Ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. number ἀριθμὸς (arithmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_706.htm">Strong's 706: </a> A number, total. From airo; a number. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Israelites Ἰσραὴλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. is ᾖ (ē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sand ἄμμος (ammos) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_285.htm">Strong's 285: </a> Sand, sandy ground. Perhaps from hama; sand. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sea, θαλάσσης (thalassēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2281.htm">Strong's 2281: </a> Probably prolonged from hals; the sea. [only] the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. remnant ὑπόλειμμα (hypoleimma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5275.htm">Strong's 5275: </a> To leave behind; pass: To be left surviving. From hupotrecho and leipo; to leave under, i.e. to remain. will be saved. σωθήσεται (sōthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. 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