Nehemiah 9:31

New English Translation

However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

Cross References

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. He extended his favor to them because of the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day.

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him.”

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Nehemiah 9:19

“Due to your great compassion you did not abandon them in the desert. The pillar of cloud did not stop guiding them in the path by day, nor did the pillar of fire stop illuminating for them by night the path on which they should travel.

Isaiah 48:9

For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

Jeremiah 4:27

All this will happen because the Lord said, “The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.

Jeremiah 5:10

The Lord commanded the enemy, “March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:18

Yet even then I will not completely destroy you,” says the Lord.

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.

Daniel 9:9

Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

Deuteronomy 4:31

(for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.