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forγὰρthe Lordκύριοςwill carry outποιήσειhis wordλόγονonἐπὶthe earth,τῆς γῆςcompleting itσυντελῶνandκαὶcutting it short.συντέμνων
Romans 9:28
Study it in the app“for the Lord will carry out his word on the earth, completing it and cutting it short.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:28, word by word
- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- will carry outποιήσειpoiēsei
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiēsei” appears- his wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- completing itσυντελῶνsyntelōn
finish, fulfill
Bring to an end, finish; be fulfilled.
Where else “syntelōn” appears- cutting it shortσυντέμνωνsyntemnōn
cut short
Cut short, shorten, bring quickly to an end.
Where else “syntemnōn” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts have a longer text, like that of the Greek of Isaiah.
The context
27And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved;
28 · This verse (above)
29And as Isaiah said beforehand: If the Lord Tsevaot had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.
To study Romans 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)
2. What it means
What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)
3. How I live it
Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?