Romans 9:28
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
Note Isaiah 10:22–23 (see also LXX)
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- work
- or, account. and cut.
- Isaiah 28:22; Isaiah 30:12–14; Daniel 9:26, 27; Matthew 24:21
- in righteousness
- Psalm 9:8; Psalm 65:5; Isaiah 5:16; Acts 17:31; Revelation 19:11