22 (A)Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions (B)fail not.

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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 (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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31 Nevertheless in Your great mercy
(A)You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them;
For You are God, gracious and merciful.

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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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50 And (A)His mercy is on 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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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.

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  1. Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
  2. Micah 7:19 Lit. 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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“For I am the Lord, (A)I do not change;
(B)Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

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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 (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;

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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 (A)And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And (B)relented (C)according to the multitude of His mercies.

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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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But they rebelled against Me and would not [a]obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will (A)pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’ (B)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself (C)known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt.

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  1. Ezekiel 20:8 Lit. listen to

“‘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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Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His (A)promise failed [a]forevermore?

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  1. Psalm 77:8 Lit. unto generation and generation

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

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And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may (A)enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. (B)For we were slaves. (C)Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but (D)He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us (E)a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

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“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 our great guilt, since You our God (A)have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this, 14 should we (B)again break Your commandments, and (C)join in marriage with the people committing these abominations? Would You not be (D)angry with us until You had [a]consumed us, so that there would be no remnant or survivor? 15 O Lord God of Israel, (E)You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. (F)Here we are before You, (G)in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!”

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  1. Ezra 9:14 destroyed

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 “Notwithstanding, (A)the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, (B)‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness. 22 Nevertheless I [a]withdrew My hand and acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.

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  1. Ezekiel 20:22 Refrained from judgment

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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