9:6 It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,19:7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”2
[9:6]1tnGrk “For not all those who are from Israel are Israel.”
[9:7]2tnGrk “be called.” The emphasis here is upon God’s divine sovereignty in choosing Isaac as the child through whom Abraham’s lineage would be counted as opposed to Ishmael.