KJV King James Version
Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
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Micah 7:18
Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
WEB World English Bible
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
ASV American Standard Version
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Who is a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He—He delighteth in kindness.
Surrounding context — Micah 7
15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous [things].
16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
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מִי־H4310 · miwho?אֵ֣לH410 · elGodכָּמ֗וֹךָH3644 · ke.molikeנֹשֵׂ֤אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseעָוֹן֙H5771 · a.vaniniquity: crimeוְעֹבֵ֣רH5674 · a.varto passעַל־H5921 · aluponפֶּ֔שַׁעH6588 · pe.sahtransgressionלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתH7611 · she.e.ritremnantנַחֲלָת֑וֹH5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceלֹא־H3808 · lonotהֶחֱזִ֤יקH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenלָעַד֙H5703 · adperpetuityאַפּ֔וֹH639 · aphface: angerכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָפֵ֥ץH2655 · cha.phetsdelightingחֶ֖סֶדH2617 · che.sedkindnessהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Isaiah 43:25I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.Ephesians 2:4-5But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Psalm 103:8-9The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.Jeremiah 50:20In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and [there shall be] none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.Acts 13:38-39Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.Exodus 15:11Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?Jeremiah 3:12Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.Psalm 130:7-8Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.Lamentations 3:31-32For the Lord will not cast off for ever:Psalm 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?Psalm 86:15But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.Exodus 34:6-7And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,Hebrews 8:9-12Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.Psalm 65:3Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.Psalm 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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