Leviticus 26:22

26:22 I will send the wild animals ¹  against you and they will bereave you of your children, ²  annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population ³  so that your roads will become deserted.

Deuteronomy 4:27

4:27 Then the Lord will scatter you among the peoples and there will be very few of you ⁴  among the nations where the Lord will drive you.

Deuteronomy 28:62

28:62 There will be very few of you left, though at one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky, ⁵  because you will have disobeyed ⁶  the Lord your God.

Ezekiel 5:3

5:3 But take a few strands of hair ⁷  from those and tie them in the ends of your garment. ⁸ 

Matthew 7:14

7:14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Romans 9:27

9:27 And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children ⁹  of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

Romans 9:2

9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. ¹⁰ 

Romans 3:10

3:10 just as it is written:

“There is no one righteous, not even one,

¹ tn Heb “the animal of the field.” This collective singular has been translated as a plural. The expression “animal of the field” refers to a wild (i.e., nondomesticated) animal.

² tn The words “of your children” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

³ tn Heb “and diminish you.”

⁴ tn Heb “you will be left men (i.e., few) of number.”

⁵ tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁶ tn Heb “have not listened to the voice of.”

⁷ tn Heb “from there a few in number.” The word “strands” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ sn Objects could be carried in the end of a garment (Hag 2:12).

⁹ tn Grk “sons.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “my sorrow is great and the anguish in my heart is unceasing.”