²⁷Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, ^gThough the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, ^ha remnant shall be saved: ²⁸For he will finish ^||the work, and cut it short in righteousness: ⁱbecause a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

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gCited from Isai. 10:22, 23. Comp. Hos. 1:10.
hSo ch. 11:5.
||Or, the account. Matt. 18:23 (Gk). & 25:19 (Gk.).
iSo Isai. 28:22.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,

only the remnant will be saved.

For the Lord will carry out

his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel,

Though the number of Israelites

is like the sand of the sea,

only the remnant will be saved;

since the Lord will execute his sentence

completely and decisively on the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out,

“Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore,

only a remnant will be saved.

For the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth

quickly and with finality.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel,

“Even if the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea,

the remnant will be saved,

for the Lord will execute his sentence thoroughly and decisively upon the earth.”