Romans 9:28

for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.”

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WEBBE

for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

BBE

For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.

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λόγον logon [The] sentence G3056 γὰρ gar for G1063 συντελῶν suntelōn concluding G4931 καὶ kai and G2532 συντέμνων suntemnōn bringing swiftly G4932 ἐν en in G1722 δικαιοσύνῃ dikaiosunē righteousness G1343 ὅτι hoti for G3754 λόγον logon word G3056 συντετμημένον suntetmēmenon brought swiftly G4932 ποιήσει poiēsei will perform [the] G4160 κύριος kurios Lord G2962 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 γῆς gēs earth G1093

The early church

"He will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness," he says, "because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth." What he means then is somewhat of this sort. There is no need of fetching a circuit, and of trouble, and the vexation of the works of the Law, for the salvation is by a very short way. For such is faith, it holds salvation in a few short words. "For if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Now you see what this, "the Lord shall make a short word upon earth," is. And what is indeed wonderful is, that this short word carries with it not salvation only, but also righteousness.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Romans

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 25–29

The rejecting of the Jews, and the taking in the Gentiles, were foretold in the Old Testament. It tends very much to the clearing of a truth, to observe how the Scripture is fulfilled in it. It is a wonder of Divine power and mercy that there are any saved: for even those left to be a seed, if God had dealt with them according to their sins, had perished with the rest. This great truth this Scripture teaches us. Even among the vast number of professing Christians it is to be feared that only a remnant will be saved.

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