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Micah 7:18

ForgivenessGraceMercy and compassionGod's love

16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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BSB
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
KJV
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
WEB
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
ASV
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
DARBY
Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.
BLB
Who [is] a God like You, lifting away iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion.
ÅB
Hvem er en Gud som du,[^3]
som tar bort skyld
og går forbi opprør
hos dem som er igjen av arven hans?
Han holder ikke evig fast på vreden,
for han har lyst til miskunn.
OTB
Hvem er en Gud som Deg,
Som tilgir urett
Og overser de opprørske handlingene til resten av Sin eiendom?
Han holder ikke fast på Sin vrede for alltid,
Fordi Han gleder seg i nåde.
B1930
Hvem er en Gud som du, en Gud som tar bort misgjerning og går overtredelse forbi for dem som er tilbake av hans arv? Han holder ikke til evig tid fast ved sin vrede, for han har lyst til miskunnhet.

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