Isaiah 1:9

“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.”

"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." - Isaiah 1:9
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What does Isaiah 1:9 mean?

Isaiah 1:9 (KJV) states: "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." This verse is part of the first chapter of the Book of Isaiah, which is a prophetic book in the Old Testament of…

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The Remnant of Hope: A Reflection on God’s Faithfulness

Isaiah 1:9 (KJV) states, "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." In this somber yet profound observation, the prophet Isaiah presents a stark picture of the consequences of human…

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A Prayer for Redemption and Remembrance

O Heavenly Father, In the stillness of my heart, I approach You, the LORD of hosts, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth. I come before You today, deeply moved by the weight of Your Word found in Isaiah 1:9, which states, "Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a…

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Isaiah 9:1 - "Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations."
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Isaiah 30:9 - "That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:"
Isaiah 9:16 - "For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed."
Isaiah 19:9 - "Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded."
Isaiah 9:8 - "¶ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel."
Isaiah 9:15 - "The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail."
Isaiah 24:9 - "They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it."
Isaiah 56:9 - "¶ All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest."
Isaiah 9:13 - "¶ For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts."
Isaiah 2:9 - "And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not."
Isaiah 2:1 - "The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem."
Isaiah 1:1 - "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah."
Isaiah 9:14 - "Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day."
Isaiah 38:9 - "¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"
Isaiah 29:9 - "¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink."
Isaiah 9:5 - "For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire."
Isaiah 13:1 - "The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see."