Romans 9:29 meaning and explanation

It 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.”

Romans 9:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is quoting Isaiah in the middle of his argument that God's word has not failed even though most of Israel has not believed. Isaiah had warned that judgment would leave only a remnant, and Paul cites that same pattern.

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