2 Chronicles 30:9

New Century Version

Come back to the Lord. Then the people who captured your relatives and children will be kind to them and will let them return to this land. The Lord your God is kind and merciful. He will not turn away from you if you return to him.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:50

Forgive your people of all their sins and for turning against you. Make those who have captured them show them mercy.

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to meet Asa and said, “Listen to me, Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you obey him, you will find him, but if you leave him, he will leave you.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen; they forgot the miracles you did for them. So they became stubborn and turned against you, choosing a leader to take them back to slavery. But you are a forgiving God. You are kind and full of mercy. You do not become angry quickly, and you have great love. So you did not leave them.

Nehemiah 9:31

But because your mercy is great, you did not kill them all or leave them. You are a kind and merciful God.

Psalm 106:46

He caused them to be pitied by those who held them captive.

Psalm 111:4

His miracles are unforgettable. The Lord is kind and merciful.

Psalm 86:15

But, Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don’t become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are kind and forgiving and have great love for those who call to you.

Proverbs 28:13

If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Jeremiah 18:17

Like a strong east wind, I will scatter them before their enemies. At that awful time they will not see me coming to help them; they will see me leaving.”

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord, “When I was still in my own country this is what I said would happen, and that is why I quickly ran away to Tarshish. I knew that you are a God who is kind and shows mercy. You don’t become angry quickly, and you have great love. I knew you would choose not to cause harm.

Micah 7:18

There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin; you don’t look at the sins of your people who are left alive. You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.

Deuteronomy 30:1

When all these blessings and curses I have described happen to you, and the Lord your God has sent you away to other nations, think about these things.

Deuteronomy 4:31

because the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you. He will not forget the Agreement with your ancestors, which he swore to them.