22 (A)The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
    (B)his mercies never come to an end;

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off

22 Because of the Lord’s great love(A) we are not consumed,(B)
    for his compassions never fail.(C)

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15 But you, O Lord, are a God (A)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

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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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50 And (A)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.

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50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(A)

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31 Nevertheless, (A)in your great mercies (B)you did not make an end of them or forsake them, (C)for you are a gracious and merciful God.

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31 But in your great mercy you did not put an end(A) to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful(B) God.

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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 (A)Who is a God like you, (B)pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    (C)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(D)He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (E)again have compassion on us;
    (F)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(G)You will cast all our[a] sins
    into the depths of the sea.

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  1. Micah 7:19 Hebrew their

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)

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Robbing God

“For (A)I the Lord do not change; (B)therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

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Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes

“I the Lord do not change.(A) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(B)

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38 Yet he, being (A)compassionate,
    (B)atoned for their iniquity
    and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
    and did not stir up all his wrath.

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38 Yet he was merciful;(A)
    he forgave(B) their iniquities(C)
    and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(D)
    and did not stir up his full wrath.

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45 For their sake he (A)remembered his covenant,
    and (B)relented according to (C)the abundance of his steadfast love.

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45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(A)
    and out of his great love(B) he relented.(C)

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Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
    Are his (A)promises at an end for all time?

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Has his unfailing love(A) vanished forever?
    Has his promise(B) failed for all time?

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(A)But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. (B)None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.

“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them (C)and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. (D)But I acted (E)for the sake of my name, (F)that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, (G)in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

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“‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(A) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(B) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(C) But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(D) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(E) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites.

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But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a (A)remnant and to give us a (B)secure hold[a] within his holy place, that our God may (C)brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery. (D)For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, (E)but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection[b] in Judea and Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 9:8 Hebrew nail, or tent-pin
  2. Ezra 9:9 Hebrew a wall

“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious(A) in leaving us a remnant(B) and giving us a firm place[a](C) in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes(D) and a little relief in our bondage. Though we are slaves,(E) our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness(F) in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,(G) and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

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  1. Ezra 9:8 Or a foothold

13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for (A)our great guilt, seeing that you, our (B)God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a (C)remnant as this, 14 shall we break your commandments again and (D)intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us (E)until you consumed us, so that there should be no (F)remnant, nor any to escape? 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a (G)remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our (H)guilt, (I)for none can stand before you because of this.”

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13 “What has happened to us is a result of our evil(A) deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved(B) and have given us a remnant like this. 14 Shall we then break your commands again and intermarry(C) with the peoples who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with us to destroy us,(D) leaving us no remnant(E) or survivor? 15 Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous!(F) We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand(G) in your presence.(H)

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21 (A)But the children (B)rebelled against me. (C)They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.

(D)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 (E)But I withheld my hand (F)and acted for the sake of my name, (G)that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

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21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(A) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(B) against them in the wilderness.(C) 22 But I withheld(D) my hand, and for the sake of my name(E) I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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