He said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name “the Lord” before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.’
Romans 9:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For he tells Moses, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion. [Exod. 33:19.] American Standard Version (1901) For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. Common English Bible He says to Moses, “I’ll have mercy on whomever I choose to have mercy, and I’ll show compassion to whomever I choose to show compassion”. Catholic Public Domain Version For to Moses he says: "I will pity whomever I pity. And I will offer mercy to whomever I will pity." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. |
He said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name “the Lord” before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.’
When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them.
Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger for ever because he delights in faithful love.
So then, it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.