King James Version

Romans 9:29

And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asπροείρηκενproeirēkenforewarnπρολέγω (prolégō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “forewarn”, a completed action with a present resultG4302I tell (say) beforehand, forewarn, declare, tell plainly.Strong’s files this form under G4280 (προερέω, say).said beforeἨσαΐαςēsaiasIsaiahἨσαΐαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Isaiah”, the subject formG2268Isaiah, the prophet.Εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the LordΣαβαὼθsabaōthof SabaothΣαβαώθnoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of Sabaoth”, the of-formG4519hosts, armies.of Sabaothἐγκατέλιπενenkatelipenhad leftἐγκαταλείπω (enkataleipō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had left”, a single actionG1459I leave in the lurch, abandon (one who is in straits), desert.had leftἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usσπέρμαspermaa seedσπέρμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a seed”, the object formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.a seedὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asΣόδομαsodomaSodomaΣόδομαnoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Sodoma”, the subject formG4670Sodom.Sodomaἂνanbeen made likeἄνparticle — “been made like”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.been made likeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὡςhōsuntoὡςconjunction — “unto”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.untoΓόμορραgomorraGomorrhaΓόμορραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Gomorrha”, the subject formG1116Gomorrah, one of the destroyed cities on the Dead Sea.Gomorrhaἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ὡμοιώθημενhōmoiōthēmento likenὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to liken”, a single actionG3666I make like, liken; I compare.This verse uses “liken”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'

World English Bible

As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”

Darby Translation

And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha.

Douay-Rheims

And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha.

Quotes

Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah 1:9 · King James VersionExcept 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.Isaiah 1:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Esaias said
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.

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