2 Peter 3:9

[The] Lord is_not_being-slow of{the message-upon-ia/declaration}, as some are-governing/directing/mandating/decreeing slowness; contrariwise, he-is-far-[furious]desire-ing[i.e. longsuffering] into you, not intending any to-perish-off/away; contrariwise, to-make-space [for] all into change-of-mind/thinking.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

In Context

8Moreover, one[neuter] the-same[neuter]: be_not_escaping-notice you, beloved, that one day beside to{[the] Lord} as [a] thousand years and [a] thousand years as one day.

10Moreover, the day of{[the] Lord} will-arrive as [a] thief, in to{which} the heavens rushing-motion-sound-ly/buzzing-ly/humming-ly/whizzing-ly/hissing-ly/whistling-ly/rumbling-ly/rasping-ly[i.e. some sound of motion] will-pass-by-such-as-to-be-passed-by; moreover, in-line-withs, being-burned, will-be-loosed, and [the] earth and the works in to{same} will-be-burned-down.

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Cross References

Luke 18:7Moreover, the God, no, will_not_do the out-justice/vindication of{the[plural] chosen of{same[singular]}, the[plural] crying} toward same[singular] of{day} and of{night} and being-far-[furious]desire[i.e. longsuffering] upon to{same[plural]}[?]

Romans 9:22Moreover, if the God, will-ing the wrath to-show-in/be-shown-in, and to-know-ize the enablement/empowerment of{same}, carries in to{much far-[furious]desire-ia[i.e. longsuffering]} vessels of{wrath} having-been-fit-ized-down/adjusted/equipped into destruction-off/away-ia,

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:9

Conception of Eternity. ( a. d. 67.) 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The apostle comes in these words to instruct and establish Christians in the truth of the coming of the Lord, where we may clearly discern the tenderness and affection wherewith he speaks to them, calling them beloved; he had a compassionate concern and a love of good-will for the ungodly wretches who refused to believe divine revelation, but he… Read the whole commentary →

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