Your people Israel were once like the sand on the seashore, but only a scattered few will return. Destruction is ordered, brimming over with righteousness. For the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, will finish here what he started all over the globe.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. For the Lord God of hosts will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel,

only a remnant will return.

Destruction has been decreed,

overwhelming and righteous.

The Lord, the Lord Almighty, will carry out

the destruction decreed upon the whole land.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Israel, even if your people were as numerous

as the sand of the sea,

only a remnant of them will return.

Destruction has been decreed;

justice overflows.

For throughout the land

the Lord God of Armies

is carrying out a destruction that was decreed.

NLTNew Living Translation

But though the people of Israel are as numerous

as the sand of the seashore,

only a remnant of them will return.

The Lord has rightly decided to destroy his people.

Yes, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

has already decided to destroy the entire land.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For though your people Israel was like the sand of the sea,

only a remnant of it will return.

Annihilation is determined,

overflowing with righteousness.

For the Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to make a complete destruction

and a determined end in the midst of all the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea,

Yet a remnant of them shall return:

The consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.

For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined,

In the midst of all the land.

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