Romans 9:29
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Cross-references
Genesis 19:24 records the actual destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the historical event Paul references as a warning of total judgment.
Genesis 19:25 adds details of the utter overthrow of Sodom's cities and inhabitants—heightening the parallel to Paul's 'like Sodom'.
Isaiah 1:9 is the exact source of Paul's quote—God leaving a remnant to prevent total destruction like Sodom.
Jeremiah 49:18 uses the Sodom/Gomorrah comparison to depict total desolation for Edom, reinforcing the judgment imagery Paul quotes from Isaiah.
Jeremiah 50:40 applies the same Sodom overthrow to Babylon's judgment, echoing the metaphor of utter ruin Paul cites.
Amos 4:11 pairs the Sodom overthrow with 'a brand plucked from the fire', directly paralleling the remnant concept in Paul's quotation.
2 Peter 2:6 cites Sodom and Gomorrah as an example of judgment turned to ashes, directly reinforcing the NT use of that type.
Jude 1:7 uses Sodom as an example of eternal fire, confirming the early Christian reference to those cities as judgment prototypes.
Isaiah 6:13 also uses a stump/seed remnant imagery, reinforcing the OT theme of God preserving a holy seed despite judgment.
Lamentations 3:22 declares God's compassions prevent total consumption—parallel to Paul's point that God left descendants to avoid utter destruction.
Isaiah 13:19 uses Sodom and Gomorrah as a symbol of total overthrow for Babylon—reinforcing Paul's use of them as a byword for destruction.
Lamentations 4:6 compares Jerusalem's punishment to Sodom's but says it is worse, adding a twist to the common destruction motif.