World English Bible
"but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness."
— Romans 9:31, World English Bible
“But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.”
“but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. ”
“but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.”
“But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.”
“But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.”
“But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.”
for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth."
As Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah."
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness.
Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed."