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Deuteronomy 4:31

Mercy and compassionGod's faithfulnessCovenant and promisesGod's love

29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

(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.

32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not fail you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
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.
DARBY
for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God, he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.
BLB
for a merciful God [is] YHWH your God—He will not forsake you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant of your fathers that He swore to them.
ÅB
For Herren din Gud er en barmhjertig Gud; han skal ikke slippe deg og ikke la deg gå til grunne; han skal ikke glemme den pakt med dine fedre som han tilsvor dem.
OTB
For Herren deres Gud er en barmhjertig Gud; Han vil ikke forlate eller ødelegge dere eller glemme pakten med deres forfedre, som Han bekreftet for dem med ed.
B1930
For Herren din Gud er en barmhjertig Gud; han skal ikke slippe dig og ikke la dig gå til grunne; han skal ikke glemme den pakt med dine fedre som han tilsvor dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 31:8

    And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

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  • Psalms 116:5

    Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

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  • Nehemiah 9:31

    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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  • Jonah 4:2

    And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:9

    For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

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  • Exodus 34:6–7

    And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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  • Leviticus 26:42

    Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

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  • Psalms 145:8–9

    The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

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