18 (A)The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in mercy, forgiving wrongdoing and violation of His Law; but (B)He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children [b]to the third and the fourth generations.’

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  1. Numbers 14:18 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  2. Numbers 14:18 Lit on

18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.(A) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’(B)

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31 For the Lord your God is a (A)compassionate God; (B)He will not abandon you nor (C)destroy you, nor (D)forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

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31 For the Lord your God is a merciful(A) God; he will not abandon(B) or destroy(C) you or forget(D) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

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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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15 But You, Lord, are a (A)compassionate and gracious God,
Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and [a]truth.

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  1. Psalm 86:15 Or faithfulness

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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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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For Your (A)mercy is great (B)above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.

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For great is your love,(A) higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness(B) reaches to the skies.(C)

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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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Or do you think lightly of (A)the riches of His (B)kindness and [a](C)restraint and (D)patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

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  1. Romans 2:4 I.e., from inflicting punishment

Or do you show contempt for the riches(A) of his kindness,(B) forbearance(C) and patience,(D) not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?(E)

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