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Nehemiah 1:5

Then 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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ASV

and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:

KJV

And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
אָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'I beg youH577 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
הָאֵ֥לha.'Elthe GodH410 →
הַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
וְהַנּוֹרָ֑אve.ha.no.Ra'and <the> awesomeH3372 →
שֹׁמֵ֤רsho.Mer[who] keepsH8104 →
הַבְּרִית֙ha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285 →
וָחֶ֔סֶדva.Che.sedand covenant loyaltyH2617 →
לְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.Vavto [those who] love himH157 →
וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.Reiand to [those who] keepH8104 →
מִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.Tav<of> commandments hisH4687 →

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Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Exodus 20:6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.Daniel 9:4–19And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.Deuteronomy 7:21Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.Deuteronomy 10:17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.Psalms 68:35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!Nehemiah 4:14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”2 Chronicles 6:14and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.Nehemiah 9:32So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.Hebrews 6:13–18When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,1 Kings 8:23and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.Exodus 34:7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”Deuteronomy 4:31For 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.Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—1 Chronicles 17:21And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.Jeremiah 32:18You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

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