28For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth.


In Context

25 As in Osee he saith: I will call that which was not my people, my people; and her that was not beloved, beloved; and her that had not obtained mercy, one that hath obtained mercy.

26 And it shall be, in the place where it was said unto them, You are not my people; there they shall be called the sons of the living God.

27 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.

28 For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth.

29 And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha.

30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who followed not after justice, have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith.

Romans 9:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:28For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:28For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:28for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:28for he is bringing the matter to an end, and cutting it short in righteousness; because a cutting short of the matter will the Lord accomplish upon the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:28for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:28For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:28for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:28for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:28For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make on the earth.