Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, (A)compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and [a]truth;

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  1. Exodus 34:6 Or trustworthiness

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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17 They refused to listen,
And (A)did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them;
So they became stubborn and (B)appointed a leader to return to their slavery in [a]Egypt.
But You are a God (C)of forgiveness,
Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in [b]mercy;
And You did not abandon them.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:17 As in LXX and some Heb mss; MT their rebellion
  2. Nehemiah 9:17 Or faithfulness

17 They refused to listen and failed to remember(A) the miracles(B) you performed among them. They became stiff-necked(C) and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery.(D) But you are a forgiving God,(E) gracious and compassionate,(F) slow to anger(G) and abounding in love.(H) Therefore you did not desert them,(I)

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The Lord is (A)compassionate and gracious,
(B)Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.

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The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

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The Lord is (A)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.

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The Lord is gracious and compassionate,(A)
    slow to anger and rich in love.(B)

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13 And (A)tear your heart and not merely (B)your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is (C)gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in mercy
And (D)relenting of catastrophe.

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13 Rend your heart(A)
    and not your garments.(B)
Return(C) to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and compassionate,(D)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(E)
    and he relents from sending calamity.(F)

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Then he (A)prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not [a]what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I (B)fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a (C)gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.

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  1. Jonah 4:2 Lit my word

He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(A) that you are a gracious(B) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(C) a God who relents(D) from sending calamity.(E)

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