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Nehemiah 9:31

But 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.

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ASV

Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

KJV

Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaand in compassion<s> yourH7356 →
הָרַבִּ֛יםha.ra.Bim<the> greatH7227 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
עֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.Tamyou made themH6213 →
כָּלָ֖הka.Lahcomplete destructionH3617 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
עֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.Tamyou abandoned themH5800 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
אֵֽל־'el-[are] a GodH410 →
חַנּ֥וּןcha.NungraciousH2587 →
וְרַח֖וּםve.ra.Chumand compassionateH7349 →
אָֽתָּה׃'A.tahyouH859 →

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Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.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.Lamentations 3:22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.Psalms 103:8–9The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.Jeremiah 4:27For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.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,Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.Jeremiah 5:18“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.Leviticus 26:44Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.Psalms 145:8–9The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.Jeremiah 5:10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.Nehemiah 9:19You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him2 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.”Ezekiel 14:22–23Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.

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