25 As it[a] also says in Hosea,

I will call Not My People, My People,
and she who is Unloved, Beloved.[b](A)
26 And it will be in the place where they were told,
you are not my people,
there they will be called sons of the living God.[c](B)

27 But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel,

Though the number of Israelites
is like the sand of the sea,(C)
only the remnant will be saved;(D)
28 since the Lord will execute his sentence
completely and decisively on the earth.[d][e] (E)

29 And just as Isaiah predicted:

If the Lord of Armies had not left us offspring,(F)
we would have become like Sodom,
and we would have been made like Gomorrah.[f](G)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 9:25 Or he
  2. 9:25 Hs 2:23
  3. 9:26 Hs 1:10
  4. 9:28 Or land
  5. 9:27–28 Is 10:22–23; 28:22; Hs 1:10
  6. 9:29 Is 1:9

Bible Gateway Recommends

CSB Ultrathin Reference Bible, Brown LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
CSB Ultrathin Reference Bible, Brown LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
Retail: $34.99
Our Price: $17.99
Save: $17.00 (49%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB Gift & Award Bible--imitation leather, burgundy
CSB Gift & Award Bible--imitation leather, burgundy
Retail: $7.99
Our Price: $6.29
Save: $1.70 (21%)
CSB Athlete's Bible, Navy Soft Imitation Leather
CSB Athlete's Bible, Navy Soft Imitation Leather
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $21.99
Save: $8.00 (27%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Essential Teen Study Bible, Weathered Gray Cork LeatherTouch
CSB Essential Teen Study Bible, Weathered Gray Cork LeatherTouch
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $28.99
Save: $11.00 (28%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars