Jonah 4:2
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2 So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I (A)fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a (B)gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.
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Jonah 4:2
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2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(A) that you are a gracious(B) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(C) a God who relents(D) from sending calamity.(E)
Exodus 34:6-7
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6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord (A)God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in (B)goodness and (C)truth, 7 (D)keeping mercy for thousands, (E)forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, (F)by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”
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Exodus 34:6-7
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6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D) 7 maintaining love to thousands,(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(H)
Psalm 86:15
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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.
Psalm 86:15
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Numbers 14:18-19
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18 (A)‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, (B)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’ 19 (C)Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, (D)according to the greatness of Your mercy, just (E)as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
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Numbers 14:18-19
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18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.(A) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’(B) 19 In accordance with your great love, forgive(C) the sin of these people,(D) just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”(E)
Joel 2:13-14
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13 So (A)rend your heart, and not (B)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is (C)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
14 (D)Who knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave (E)a blessing behind Him—
(F)A grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
Joel 2:13-14
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13 Rend your heart(A)
and not your garments.(B)
Return(C) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(D)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(E)
and he relents from sending calamity.(F)
14 Who knows? He may turn(G) and relent(H)
and leave behind a blessing(I)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(J)
for the Lord your God.
Psalm 145:8
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8 (A)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
Psalm 145:8
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Micah 7:18
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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?
Footnotes
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
Psalm 86:5
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5 For (A)You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Psalm 86:5
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5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.
Jeremiah 18:8
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8 (A)if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, (B)I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.
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Jeremiah 18:8
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8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent(A) and not inflict on it the disaster(B) I had planned.
Exodus 32:14
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14 So the Lord (A)relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.
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Exodus 32:14
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14 Then the Lord relented(A) and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
Psalm 78:38
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38 (A)But He, being full of (B)compassion, forgave their iniquity,
And did not destroy them.
Yes, many a time (C)He turned His anger away,
And (D)did not stir up all His wrath;
Psalm 78:38
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Amos 7:3
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3 So (A)the Lord relented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
Amos 7:3
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Hosea 11:8-9
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8 “How(A) can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like (B)Admah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart [a]churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
(C)For I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not [b]come with terror.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:8 Lit. turns over
- Hosea 11:9 Or enter a city
Hosea 11:8-9
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8 “How can I give you up,(A) Ephraim?(B)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(C)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(D) is aroused.(E)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(F)
nor will I devastate(G) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(H)—
the Holy One(I) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
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