Nehemiah 9:31

Yet, in thine abounding compassions, thou didst not make of them an end, neither didst thou forsake them,—for, a GOD gracious and full of compassion, thou art.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30And thou didst suffer many years to pass over them, and didst testify against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets, yet did they not give ear,—therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

32Now, therefore, O our God—the GOD great, mighty, and fearful—keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, which hath come upon us—on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people,—from the days of the kings of Assyria, until this day.

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Cross References

Exodus 34:6So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed,—Yahweh, Yahweh, A God of compassion and favour,—Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:

2 Kings 13:23Then was Yahweh gracious unto them, and had compassion upon them, and turned unto them, for the sake of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,—and was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them off from his presence, as yet.

Nehemiah 9:17but refused to hearken, neither kept in mind thy wonders which thou hadst done with them, but they hardened their neck, and appointed a head that they might return to their servitude, in their perverseness. But, thou, art a God of forgivenesses, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness, and didst not forsake them.

Psalms 103:8Compassionate and gracious, is Yahweh,—Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.

Jeremiah 4:27For, thus, saith Yahweh, A desolation, shall all the land become—Nevertheless a full end, will I not make.

Jeremiah 5:18Yet, even in those days, Declareth Yahweh, Will I not make of you, a full end.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:5-38

The Prayer of the Levites. ( b. c. 444.) 4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made… Read the whole commentary →

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