Nehemiah 9:31

Mercy and compassion Grace God's love God's faithfulness

²⁹ And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

³⁰ Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

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

³² Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

³³ Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
WEB: “Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
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.
DARBY: Nevertheless for thy manifold mercies' sake, thou didst not make a full end of them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
BLB: And in Your great mercies You did not make of them a complete end, nor did You abandon them, for You [are] a gracious and merciful God.

ÅB: Men i din store barmhjertighet gjorde du ikke aldeles ende på dem og forlot dem ikke; for du er en nådig og barmhjertig Gud.
OTB: Likevel, i din store miskunn, gjorde du ikke ende på dem eller forlot dem, for du er en nådig og barmhjertig Gud.
B1930: Men i din store barmhjertighet gjorde du ikke aldeles ende på dem og forlot dem ikke; for du er en nådig og barmhjertig Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Lamentations 3:22
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
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Psalms 103:8–9
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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Nehemiah 9:17
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
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Jeremiah 4:27
For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
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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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Jeremiah 5:18
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
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Jeremiah 5:10
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’s.
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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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