Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘“Yet I will leave a remnant, in that you will have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.
- KJV Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
- NKJV “Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.
- NASB “However, I will leave a remnant, in that you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.
- NLT “But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world.
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Quick answer
God will leave a remnant who escape the sword and are scattered among the nations. Even in judgment, mercy preserves a people.
Overview
The Lord promises to spare some who survive and are dispersed among the nations. The preservation of a remnant is a recurring sign of God's faithfulness even under judgment. This grace keeps alive the hope of restoration and traces the line through which God's redemptive promises, fulfilled in Christ, would continue.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 14:22Yet, behold, 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 conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.
- Jer 44:14so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”
- Ezek 12:16But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Isa 6:13And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
- Jer 30:11For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
- Jer 44:28Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
- Isa 27:7–8Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
- Ezek 5:2When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.
- Ezek 5:12A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
- Jer 46:28And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
- Ezek 7:16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
- Rom 11:5–6In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- Rom 9:27Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
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