27 But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel,

Though the number of Israelites

is like the sand of the sea,bf

only the remnant will be saved;bg

28 since the Lord will execute his sentence

completely and decisively on the earth.Q,R,bh

29 And just as Isaiah predicted:

If the Lord of Hostss had not left us offspring,bi

we would have become like Sodom,

and we would have been made like Gomorrah.A,a

ISRAEL’S PRESENT STATE

30 What should we say then?b Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.c 31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness,d has not achieved the righteousness of the law.B,e 32 Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works.C They stumbled over the stumbling stone.f 33 As it is written,

Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over

and a rock to trip over,

and the one who believes on himg

will not be put to shame.D,h