Romans 9:28
New International Version
For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”

New Living Translation
For the LORD will carry out his sentence upon the earth quickly and with finality.”

English Standard Version
for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.”

Berean Standard Bible
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”

Berean Literal Bible
For the Lord will perform the sentence He is concluding and bringing swiftly upon the earth."

King James Bible
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

New King James Version
For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.”

New American Standard Bible
FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.”

NASB 1995
FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.”

NASB 1977
FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD UPON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.”

Legacy Standard Bible
FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE LAND, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.”

Amplified Bible
FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD UPON THE EARTH [He will conclude His dealings with mankind] COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT DELAY.”

Christian Standard Bible
since the Lord will execute his sentence completely and decisively on the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the Lord will execute His sentence completely and decisively on the earth.

American Standard Version
for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord will be quick and sure to do on earth what he has warned he will do."

English Revised Version
for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Lord will carry out his sentence on the land, completely and decisively."

Good News Translation
for the Lord will quickly settle his full account with the world."

International Standard Version
For the Lord will carry out his plan decisively, bringing it to completion on the earth."

Majority Standard Bible
For the Lord will carry out His sentence thoroughly and decisively in righteousness, because He will cut short the matter on the earth.”

NET Bible
for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth completely and quickly."

New Heart English Bible
For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness; because the Lord will carry out the word decisively in the midst of the earth."

Webster's Bible Translation
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Weymouth New Testament
for the Lord will hold a reckoning upon the earth, making it efficacious and brief."

World English Bible
for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the LORD do on the land.”

Berean Literal Bible
For the Lord will perform the sentence He is concluding and bringing swiftly upon the earth."

Young's Literal Translation
for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.

Smith's Literal Translation
For finishing and cutting short the word in justice: for the Lord will make the word cut short upon the earth.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For he shall complete his word, while abbreviating it out of equity. For the Lord shall accomplish a brief word upon the earth.”

New American Bible
for decisively and quickly will the Lord execute sentence upon the earth.”

New Revised Standard Version
for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth quickly and decisively.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For whatever the LORD has determined and decreed, he shall bring to pass upon the earth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He has cut the matter short and has cut it off; THE LORD JEHOVAH shall do it upon The Earth.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for his word he fulfills, and he decrees in righteousness; for his word that is decreed, will the Lord execute upon the land.

Godbey New Testament
For perfecting the word and cutting it short, will the Lord do a complete work on the earth:

Haweis New Testament
for he will finish the account, and cut it short in righteousness: because a concise account will the Lord make on the earth.?

Mace New Testament
for in ballancing the account, the Lord will leave a small remainder upon the land."

Weymouth New Testament
for the Lord will hold a reckoning upon the earth, making it efficacious and brief."

Worrell New Testament
for the Lord will do a work on the earth, finishing it, and cutting it short.

Worsley New Testament
For in finishing the account and cutting it short in righteousness, the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Calling of the Gentiles
27Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. 28For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” 29It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 10:22-23
Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. / For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.

Isaiah 28:22
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Mark 13:20
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.

Isaiah 24:1-3
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.

Isaiah 28:22
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Isaiah 30:27-28
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.

Isaiah 37:32
For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 4:27-28
For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction. / Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”

Jeremiah 5:10
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

Jeremiah 5:18
“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.

Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”

Ezekiel 11:13
Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”


Treasury of Scripture

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make on the earth.

work.

Isaiah 28:22
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

Isaiah 30:12-14
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: …

Daniel 9:26,27
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined…

in righteousness.

Psalm 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Psalm 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

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Romans 9
1. Paul is sorry for the Jews.
7. All of Abraham not of the promise.
18. God's sovereignty.
25. The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews, foretold.
32. The cause of their stumbling.














For the Lord
This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God. The Greek word used here for "Lord" is "Κύριος" (Kyrios), which denotes supreme authority and ownership. In the context of Romans, Paul is affirming that it is God who is in control of the unfolding events. Historically, this reflects the Jewish understanding of God as the ultimate judge and ruler, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament.

will carry out
The Greek verb "συντελέω" (synteleō) is used here, meaning to complete or accomplish. This indicates that God's actions are purposeful and will reach their intended conclusion. The phrase suggests a sense of divine determination and inevitability, reassuring believers that God's plans are not thwarted by human actions or circumstances.

His sentence
The term "sentence" comes from the Greek "λόγος" (logos), which can mean word, decree, or judgment. In this context, it refers to God's righteous judgment. Theologically, this underscores the idea that God's judgments are just and based on His perfect wisdom and knowledge. It reflects the biblical theme of divine justice, where God’s decrees are both fair and final.

on the earth
This phrase situates God's actions within the realm of human history and existence. The Greek word "γῆ" (gē) refers to the physical earth, highlighting that God's judgments are not abstract but have real-world implications. This reminds believers that God's sovereignty extends over all creation, and His plans encompass the entirety of the world.

thoroughly and decisively
The Greek words "συντέμνων" (syntemnōn) and "συντέμνειν" (syntemnein) convey the idea of something being done completely and with finality. This phrase assures believers of the completeness and effectiveness of God's actions. Historically, this reflects the prophetic tradition where God's interventions are seen as both comprehensive and conclusive, leaving no room for doubt or incompletion.

(28) For he will finish.--Literally, according to the correct reading, For a sentence, accomplishing and abridging it, will the Lord execute upon the earth; in other words, "A short and summary sentence will the Lord execute upon the earth." The severity of the sentence is a proof that only a remnant can be saved from it. St. Paul follows the LXX., with but slight deviation. The sense of the Hebrew appears to be somewhat different:--"For though thy people. O Israel, were as the sand of the sea, but a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is decreed overflowing with righteousness--i.e., penal justice. For destruction by a sure decree will Jehovah of Hosts perform in the midst of all the earth." (Cheyne.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[the] Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

will carry out
ποιήσει (poiēsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

[His] sentence
λόγον (logon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

earth
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

thoroughly
συντελῶν (syntelōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4931: To bring to an end, fulfill, accomplish. From sun and teleo; to complete entirely; generally, to execute.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

decisively.”
συντέμνων (syntemnōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4932: From sun and the base of tomoteros; to contract by cutting, i.e. do concisely.


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