“你们分散在各国的时候，我必在列邦中使你们有剩下脱离刀剑的人。

“我必留下一些人，你们中有人得以在列国中脱离刀剑，分散在列邦。

“我必留下一些人，你们中有人得以在列国中脱离刀剑，分散在列邦。

“‘不过，我必为你们留下一些人，使他们脱离刀剑之灾，四散到各国。

“‘但我要保留一些余剩的人，你们分散在各地的时候，你们必有人在列国中从刀剑下逃出来。

「你們分散在各國的時候，我必在列邦中使你們有剩下脫離刀劍的人。

「我必留下一些人，你們中有人得以在列國中脫離刀劍，分散在列邦。

「我必留下一些人，你們中有人得以在列國中脫離刀劍，分散在列邦。

「『不過，我必為你們留下一些人，使他們脫離刀劍之災，四散到各國。

“‘但我要保留一些餘剩的人，你們分散在各地的時候，你們必有人在列國中從刀劍下逃出來。

『然而我要遺留一部分人民，因為當你們四散在列邦中時、你們必有人在列國中逃脫了刀劍；

爾散於列邦時、我必留遺民於其中、得脫鋒刃、

爾散於列邦、中有遺民、得脫鋒刃、我使之然。

爾散於列國時、我使爾猶有遺民、得脫鋒刃、居於異邦、

“‘ But I will spare some, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the lands and nations.

“‘ “But I will spare some of you. Some will escape from being killed by swords. You will be scattered among other lands and nations.

“ Yet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries,

“ But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world.

“ Yet I will leave a remnant when you are scattered among the nations, for throughout the countries there will be some of you who will escape the sword.

“ However, I will leave a remnant, in that you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.

“ Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.

Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.

“ Yet I will leave a remnant when you are scattered among the nations, for throughout the countries there will be some of you who will escape the sword.

Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have[ some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.

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

“‘“ Yet I will leave a remnant, in that you will have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.

這地必被再次焚燒，其中還會有十分之一的人存留，就像黃連樹和橡樹被砍伐，其中還會有樹樁存留；聖潔的後裔就是這樹樁。」

照樣，在現今的時刻也有剩餘的少數，就是藉著恩典蒙揀選的人。既然藉著恩典，就不再本於行為了；否則，恩典就不再是恩典了。

主擊打以色列，難道像擊打那些擊打他們的人嗎？主殺戮以色列，難道像殺戮那些殺戮他們的人嗎？你與他們相爭，把他們趕走、放逐；在颳東風的日子，用暴風趕逐他們。

以賽亞論到以色列人，呼喊說：「以色列子民的人數雖然多如海沙，將要得救的卻是剩餘的少數。