Isaiah 6:13

New English Translation

Even if only a tenth of the people remain in the land, it will again be destroyed, like one of the large sacred trees or an Asherah pole, when a sacred pillar on a high place is thrown down. That sacred pillar symbolizes the special chosen family.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:18

Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”

Ezra 9:2

Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!”

Ezra 9:8

“But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 11:1

A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.

Isaiah 4:3

Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called “holy,” all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.

Ezekiel 6:8

“‘But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.

Amos 5:3

The sovereign Lord says this: “The city that marches out with a thousand soldiers will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out with a hundred soldiers will have only ten left for the family of Israel.”

Micah 5:6

They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn sword. Our king will rescue us from the Assyrians should they attempt to invade our land and try to set foot in our territory.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the Lord’s presence.

Zechariah 13:8

It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.

Malachi 2:15

No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

Matthew 24:22

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Mark 13:20

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.

Romans 9:5

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

Deuteronomy 28:62

There will be very few of you left, though at one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky, because you will have disobeyed the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.