Romans 9:28
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For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
In other translations
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
Greek words
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