Parallel Verses
NET Bible
If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.
New American Standard Bible
Had left us a few
We would be like
We would be like Gomorrah.
King James Version
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Holman Bible
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.
International Standard Version
If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies hadn't left us a few survivors, we would be like Sodom; we would be like Gomorrah.
A Conservative Version
Unless LORD of hosts had left to us a {seed (LXX/NT)}, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like Gomorrah.
American Standard Version
Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Amplified
If the Lord of hosts
Had not left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
Bible in Basic English
If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours.
Darby Translation
Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Julia Smith Translation
Unless Jehovah of armies left to us an escaping so small, we were as Sodom and we were made like to Gomorrah.
King James 2000
Unless the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If Yahweh of hosts had not left us survivors, we would have been as few as Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.
Modern King James verseion
Except Jehovah of Hosts had left us a very small remnant, we would be as Sodom; we would be like Gomorrah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And except the LORD of Hosts had left us a few alive, we should have been as Sodom, and like unto Gomorrah.
New Heart English Bible
Unless the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.
The Emphasized Bible
If, Yahweh of hosts, had not left us a very small remnant, Like Sodom, had we become, Gomorrah, had we resembled.
Webster
Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom; we should have been like Gomorrah.
World English Bible
Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.
Youngs Literal Translation
Unless Jehovah of Hosts had left to us a remnant, Shortly -- as Sodom we had been, To Gomorrah we had been like!
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 1:9
Images Isaiah 1:9
Prayers for Isaiah 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rebellious Judah
8 Daughter Zion is left isolated, like a hut in a vineyard, or a shelter in a cucumber field; she is a besieged city. 9 If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah. 10 Listen to the Lord's word, you leaders of Sodom! Pay attention to our God's rebuke, people of Gomorrah!
Cross References
Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.
Romans 9:29
Just as Isaiah predicted, "If the Lord of armies had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have resembled Gomorrah."
Isaiah 37:4
Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.'"
Isaiah 37:31-32
Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.
Lamentations 3:22
(Khet) The Lord's loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.
Genesis 18:26
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Genesis 18:32
Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."
Deuteronomy 29:23
The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger.
1 Kings 19:18
I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him."
Isaiah 6:13
Even if only a tenth of the people remain in the land, it will again be destroyed, like one of the large sacred trees or an Asherah pole, when a sacred pillar on a high place is thrown down. That sacred pillar symbolizes the special chosen family."
Isaiah 10:20-22
At that time those left in Israel, those who remain of the family of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them. Instead they will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:6
There will be some left behind, like when an olive tree is beaten -- two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top, four or five on its fruitful branches," says the Lord God of Israel.
Isaiah 24:13
This is what will happen throughout the earth, among the nations. It will be like when they beat an olive tree, and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest.
Lamentations 4:6
(Vav) The punishment of my people exceeded that of of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.
Ezekiel 6:8
"'But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.
Ezekiel 14:22
Yet some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their behavior and their deeds, you will be consoled about the catastrophe I have brought on Jerusalem -- for everything I brought on it.
Joel 2:32
It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.
Amos 4:11
"I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me." The Lord is speaking!
Habakkuk 3:2
Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as surely as I live," says the Lord who commands armies, the God of Israel, "be certain that Moab will become like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah. They will be overrun by weeds, filled with salt pits, and permanently desolate. Those of my people who are left will plunder their belongings; those who are left in Judah will take possession of their land."
Zechariah 13:8-9
It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.
Matthew 7:14
But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Luke 17:29-30
but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Romans 9:27
And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,
Romans 11:4-6
But what was the divine response to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal."
2 Peter 2:6
and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly,