23 But the Lord was (A)gracious to them, had compassion on them, and (B)regarded them, (C)because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence.

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23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant(A) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy(B) them or banish them from his presence.(C)

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18 (A)Who is a God like You,
(B)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (C)the remnant of His heritage?

(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (E)mercy.[a]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.

You will cast all [b]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 (F)You will give truth to Jacob
And [c]mercy to Abraham,
(G)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
  2. Micah 7:19 Lit. their
  3. Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness

18 Who is a God(A) like you,
    who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
    of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(G)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(H) into the depths of the sea.(I)
20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(J)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(K)
    in days long ago.(L)

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He (A)remembers His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

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He remembers his covenant(A) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

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27 (A)And the Lord did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven; but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

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27 And since the Lord had not said he would blot out(A) the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved(B) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

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24 So God (A)heard their groaning, and God (B)remembered His (C)covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God (D)looked upon the children of Israel, and God (E)acknowledged them.

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24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(A) his covenant(B) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. 25 So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned(C) about them.

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15 But (A)You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(A) God,
    slow to anger,(B) abounding(C) in love and faithfulness.(D)

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16 And (A)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”

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16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(A) 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,(B) for I am giving it to you.”(C)

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20 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. (A)Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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20 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust(A) them from his presence.(B)

The Fall of Jerusalem(C)(D)(E)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; there was none left (A)but the tribe of Judah alone.

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18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence.(A) Only the tribe of Judah was left,

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28 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today:

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28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.

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And I will make My (A)covenant between Me and you, and (B)will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (C)a father of [a]many nations. No longer shall (D)your name be called [b]Abram, but your name shall be [c]Abraham; (E)for I have made you a father of [d]many nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations
  2. Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
  3. Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
  4. Genesis 17:5 a multitude of

Then I will make my covenant between me and you(A) and will greatly increase your numbers.”(B)

Abram fell facedown,(C) and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you:(D) You will be the father of many nations.(E) No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](F) for I have made you a father of many nations.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

(A)These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and (B)from the glory of His power,

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They will be punished with everlasting destruction(A) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(B) and from the glory of his might(C)

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72 (A)To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant,
73 (B)The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

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72 to show mercy to our ancestors(A)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(B)
73     the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(C)

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