But the LORDwas graciousto them and hadcompassionon them and turnedto them becauseof His covenantwith Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob,and wouldnot destroythem or castthem from His presenceuntilnow.
Then the LORDsaid,"My Spiritshall not strivewith manforever,becausehe alsois flesh;nevertheless his daysshall be one hundredand twentyyears."
"Yet haveregardto the prayerof Your servantand to his supplication,O LORDmy God,to listento the cryand to the prayerwhichYour servantpraysbeforeYou today;
When Hazaelkingof Aramdied,Ben-hadadhis sonbecamekingin his place.
Then Jehoahazentreatedthe favorof the LORD,and the LORDlistenedto him; for He sawthe oppressionof Israel,howthe kingof Aramoppressedthem.
For the LORDsawthe afflictionof Israel,[which was] verybitter;for there was neitherbondnorfree,norwas thereany helperfor Israel.
The LORDdid not saythat He would blotout the nameof Israelfrom underheaven,but He savedthem by the handof Jeroboamthe sonof Joash.
So the LORDwas veryangrywith Israeland removedthem from His sight;nonewas leftexceptthe tribeof Judah.
The LORDrejectedallthe descendantsof Israeland afflictedthem and gavethem into the handof plunderers,untilHe had castthem out of His sight.
untilthe LORDremovedIsraelfrom His sight,as He spokethroughallHis servantsthe prophets.So Israelwas carriedawayinto exilefrom their own landto Assyriauntilthisday.
For throughthe angerof the LORD[this] cameabout in Jerusalemand JudahuntilHe castthem out from His presence.And Zedekiahrebelledagainst the kingof Babylon.
He has rememberedHis covenantforever,The wordwhich He commandedto a thousandgenerations,
[The] [covenant] whichHe madewith Abraham,And His oathto Isaac.
And He rememberedHis covenantfor their sake, And relentedaccording to the greatnessof His lovingkindness.
Do not castme awayfrom Your presenceAnd do not takeYour HolySpiritfrom me.
But He, being compassionate,forgave[their] iniquityand did not destroy[them]; And oftenHe restrainedHis angerAnd did not arouseallHis wrath.
But You, O Lord,are a Godmercifuland gracious,Slowto angerand abundantin lovingkindnessand truth.
And He said,"I Myselfwill make allMy goodnesspassbeforeyou, and will proclaimthe nameof the LORDbeforeyou; and I will be graciousto whomI will be gracious,and will showcompassionon whomI will showcompassion."
"And it will comeabout that afterI have uprootedthem, I will againhavecompassionon them; and I will bringthem back,eachoneto his inheritanceand eachoneto his land.
For ifHe causesgrief,Then He will havecompassionAccording to His abundantlovingkindness.
then I will rememberMy covenantwith Jacob,and I will rememberalsoMy covenantwith Isaac,and My covenantwith Abrahamas well,and I will rememberthe land.
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
"For the LORDwill vindicateHis people,And will havecompassionon His servants,WhenHe seesthat [their] strengthis gone,And thereis none[remaining], bondor free.
Thesewill paythe penaltyof eternaldestruction,awayfrom the presenceof the Lordand from the gloryof His power,
So they putawaythe foreigngodsfrom amongthem and servedthe LORD;and He couldbearthe miseryof Israelnolonger.
