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Deuteronomy 4:31

For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.

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ASV

for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

KJV

(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
אֵ֤ל'el[is] a GodH410 →
רַחוּם֙ra.ChumcompassionateH7349 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.Khahe will abandon youH7503 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khahe will destroy youH7843 →
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יִשְׁכַּח֙yish.Kachhe will forgetH7911 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285 →
אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors yourH1 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650 →
לָהֶֽם׃la.Hemto them

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Deuteronomy 31:8The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”Psalms 116:5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.Nehemiah 9:31But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.Jonah 4:2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.Exodus 34:6–7Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,2 Chronicles 30:9For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”Psalms 145:8–9The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.Leviticus 26:45But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.Psalms 111:9He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.Numbers 14:18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’Jeremiah 14:21For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.Luke 1:72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.Nehemiah 1:5Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

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Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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