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Berean Standard Bible

“Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

Isaiah 1:9

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Isaiah opens with a bleak portrait of Judah as a land stripped by invasion and sin. He then notes how little remains of it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

World English Bible (WEB)

Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si Jehová de los ejércitos no hubiera hecho que nos quedasen muy cortos residuos, como Sodoma fuéramos, y semejantes á Gomorra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si el Señor Todopoderoso no hubiera intervenido para salvar a unos cuantos de nosotros, habríamos sido destruidos como lo fueron Sodoma y Gomorra.

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