Isaiah 1:9

9 1Unless the LORD of hosts Had left us a few 2survivors, We would be like 3Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 1:9 In-Context

7 Your land is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire, Your fields -strangers are devouring them in your presence; It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.
8 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, Like a watchman's hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
9 Unless the LORD of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the LORD , You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah.
11 "What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD . "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Romans 9:29
  • 2. Isaiah 10:20-22; Isaiah 11:11, 16; Isaiah 37:4, 31, 32; Isaiah 46:3
  • 3. Genesis 19:24
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