Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

King James Version

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Holman Bible

Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:

Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,

International Standard Version

The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.

A Conservative Version

And LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, LORD, LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

American Standard Version

And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,

Amplified

Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;

Darby Translation

And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will pass by before him, and Jehovah will call, Jehovah God merciful and compassionate, deferring anger, and much in kindness and truth,

King James 2000

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, "Yahweh, Yahweh, God, [who is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger}, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah passed by before him and proclaimed, Jehovah! Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when the LORD walked before him, he cried, "LORD, LORD God full of compassion and mercy, which art not lightly angry but abundant in mercy and truth,

NET Bible

The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

New Heart English Bible

The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

The Emphasized Bible

So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed, - Yahweh, Yahweh, A God of compassion and favour, - Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:

Webster

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

World English Bible

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

Youngs Literal Translation

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

passed by
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

The Lord



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

רחוּם 
Rachuwm 
Usage: 13

and gracious
חנּוּן 
Channuwn 
Usage: 13

ארך 
'arek 
Usage: 15

and abundant
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

Context Readings

Yahweh's Description Of Himself

5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord. 6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; 7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”


Cross References

Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Joel 2:13

And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.

Nehemiah 9:17

“They refused to listen,
And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them;
So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not forsake them.

Romans 2:4

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Psalm 108:4

For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

Numbers 14:17-19

But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared,

Psalm 86:5

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

Psalm 103:8-13

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

Psalm 138:2

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

Psalm 57:10

For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your truth to the clouds.

Psalm 111:4

He has made His wonders to be remembered;
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.

Psalm 112:4

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Psalm 116:5

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

John 1:17

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:20-21

The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Exodus 3:13-16

Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”

Exodus 22:27

for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

Exodus 33:20-23

But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!”

Deuteronomy 5:10

but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

1 Kings 19:11

So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

Psalm 31:19

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

Psalm 91:4

He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

Psalm 111:8

They are upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in truth and uprightness.

Psalm 146:6

Who made heaven and earth,
The sea and all that is in them;
Who keeps faith forever;

Isaiah 12:4

And in that day you will say,
Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name.
Make known His deeds among the peoples;
Make them remember that His name is exalted.”

Lamentations 3:23

They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity
And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in unchanging love.

Micah 7:20

You will give truth to Jacob
And unchanging love to Abraham,
Which You swore to our forefathers
From the days of old.

Ephesians 1:7-8

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

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