Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquity - and passing over the transgression - of the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he!
New American Standard Bible
And passes over the rebellious act of the
He does not
Because He
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.
Holman Bible
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.
International Standard Version
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
A Conservative Version
Who is a God like to thee, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
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.
Amplified
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Bible in Basic English
Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
Darby Translation
Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.
Julia Smith Translation
Who is God as thee, lifting up iniquity and passing by transgression to the remnant of his inheritance? he held not his anger forever for he delighted in mercy.
King James 2000
Who is a God like unto you, who pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retains not his anger forever, because he delights in mercy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [is] a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
Modern King James verseion
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not keep His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.
NET Bible
There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
New Heart 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.
Webster
Who is a God like to 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.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Delight » What the lord delights in
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » To believers » To the penitent
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
God's Promises » To the overcomers » To the penitent
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only source of pardon
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 7:18
Prayers for Micah 7:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Steadfast Love And Compassion
17 They shall lick the dust like the serpent, Like the crawlers of the earth, shall they come quaking out of their fastnesses, - Towards Yahweh our God, shall they pay adoration, and shall fear because of thee. 18 Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquity - and passing over the transgression - of the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he! 19 He will again have compassion upon us, he will subdue our iniquities, - Thou wilt cast - into the depths of the sea - all their sins.
Cross References
Isaiah 43:25
I - I, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake, - And, thy sins, not remember.
Jeremiah 32:41
And I will rejoice over them, to do them good, - And will plant them in this land in truth, with all my heart and with all my soul.
Micah 2:12
I will, surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee, I will, surely gather, the remnant of Israel, at once, will I make them like sheep in distress, - Like a flock in the midst of its pasture, shall they hum with men,
Exodus 15:11
Who is, like unto thee, Majestic in holiness, - To be revered in praises, Doing a marvellous thing?
Jeremiah 50:20
In those days and in that time, Declareth Yahweh, The iniquity of Israel, shall be sought, and there shall be none, And the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; For I will grant pardon to them whom I suffer to remain.
Micah 4:7
And will make of her that was lame a residue, and of her that was removed far away a strong nation, - and Yahweh, shall be king, over them, in Mount Zion, from henceforth, even unto times age-abiding.
Micah 5:7-8
And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be, in the midst of many peoples, as dew from Yahweh, as myriad drops on plants, - which tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of Adam.
Exodus 33:18-19
And he said, - Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
Exodus 34:6-7
So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed, - Yahweh, Yahweh, A God of compassion and favour, - Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:
Exodus 34:9
and said - If, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, O My Lord, I pray thee let My Lord go on in our midst, - although a stiff-necked people, it is, so wilt thou pardon our iniquity and our sin and take us as thine own.
Numbers 14:18-19
Yahweh - slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, Forgiving iniquity and transgression: Though he will not leave, wholly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, Upon a third generation, and upon a fourth.
Numbers 23:21
He hath not discovered trouble in Jacob, Neither hath he seen wretchedness in Israel, - Yahweh, his God, is with him, And, the acclaim of a king, in his midst:
Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like GOD, O Jeshurun, - Riding upon the heavens to thy help, - And for his own majesty, on the skies;
1 Kings 8:23
and said - O Yahweh, God of Israel! Not like thee, is there a God, in the heavens above, or upon the earth beneath, - keeping Covenant and Lovingkindness for thy servants who are walking before thee, with all their heart;
Nehemiah 9:17
but refused to hearken, neither kept in mind thy wonders which thou hadst done with them, but they hardened their neck, and appointed a head that they might return to their servitude, in their perverseness. But, thou, art a God of forgivenesses, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness, and didst not forsake them.
Psalm 35:10
All my bones, shall say - O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.
Psalm 65:3
Iniquitous things, have been too strong for me, As for our transgressions, wilt, thou, by propitiation remove them.
Psalm 71:19
And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
Psalm 77:6-10
I remember my song in the night, - With my own heart, I commune, And my spirit, maketh search: -
Psalm 85:4-5
Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.
Psalm 86:5
For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.
Psalm 86:15
But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.
Psalm 89:6
For whom, in the skies, can one compare unto Yahweh? Or can one liken unto Yahweh, among the sons of the mighty?
Psalm 89:8
O Yahweh, God of hosts! Who, like thee, is mighty, O Yah! With thy faithfulness round about thee:
Psalm 103:2-3
Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings: -
Psalm 103:8-9
Compassionate and gracious, is Yahweh, - Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.
Psalm 103:13
Like the compassion of a father for his children, Is, the compassion of Yahweh, for them who revere him;
Psalm 113:5-6
Who is like Yahweh our God? that goeth on high to dwell,
Psalm 130:4
But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.
Psalm 130:7-8
Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh, - for, with Yahweh, is lovingkindness, and there aboundeth with him - redemption.
Isaiah 1:18
Come, I pray you, and let us settle the disputer Saith Yahweh, - Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.
Isaiah 40:18
Unto whom then can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 40:25
Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.
Isaiah 44:22
O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me, I have wiped out, As with a thick cloud, thy transgressions, And as with a broad cloud, thy sins, - Return unto me, for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 46:8-9
Remember ye this and shew yourselves men, - Bring it back, ye transgressors, to your minds;
Isaiah 55:7
Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts, - And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 57:10
With the length of thy journey, thou wast wearied, Thou didst not say, Hopeless! The reviving of thy power, thou didst find, For this cause, hast thou not become sick.
Isaiah 57:16
For not age-abidingly, will I contend, Nor perpetually, will I be wroth, - For, spirit, before me, would faint, Even the breathing souls, which, I, had made.
Isaiah 62:5
For a young man marrieth, a virgin, Thy sons marry thee! And the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride - Thy God, rejoiceth over thee.
Isaiah 65:19
Therefore will I Exult in Jerusalem, and Joy in my People, - And there shall be heard in her, no more The sound of weeping, or the sound of a cry:
Jeremiah 3:5
Will he maintain his anger to times age-abiding? Will he keep it perpetually? Lo! thou hast spoken thus but hast done wicked things and had thy way!
Jeremiah 3:12
Go, and proclaim these words, towards the North and say - Return! thou apostate - Israel, Urgeth Yahweh, I will not lower my face against you, - for full of lovingkindness, I am, Declareth Yahweh, I will not maintain mine anger unto times age-abiding.
Jeremiah 31:34
Then shall they no longer teach Every man his neighbour, and Every man his brother, saying, Know ye Yahweh, - For, they all, shall know me, From the least of them Even unto the greatest of them, Declareth Yahweh, For I will forgive their iniquity, And their sin, will I remember, no more.
Jeremiah 38:8
then went forth Ebed-melech out of the house of the king, and spake unto the king, saying:
Lamentations 3:31-32
Surely My Lord, will not cast off, unto times age-abiding;
Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely, I can take no pleasure in the death of the lawless man, But that the lawless man turn from his way, and live,- Turn ye, turn ye, from your wicked ways, For wherefore should ye die. O house of Israel?
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God, belong compassions, and forgivenesses, - for we have rebelled against him;
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, whosoever, shall call on the name of Yahweh, shall be delivered, - For in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, shall be a delivered remnant, just as Yahweh hath said, and among the survivors, whom Yahweh doth call.
Amos 7:8
And Yahweh said unto me, What canst thou see, Amos? And I said, A plummet, - Then said My Lord, Behold me! fixing a plummet in the midst of my people Israel, I will not again any more forgive him.
Amos 8:2
So then he said, What canst thou see, Amos? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Yahweh unto me, The end hath come unto my people Israel, I will not again any more forgive them;
Jonah 4:2
So he prayed unto Yahweh, and said - Ah now! Yahweh! Was not, this, my word, while I was yet upon mine own soil? For this cause, did I hasten to flee unto Tarshish, - because I knew that, thou, art a GOD of favour and compassion, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and art grieved over calamity.
Micah 5:3
Therefore, will he give them up, until the time when, one who is to bring forth, hath brought forth, - and, the remainder of his brethren, return unto the sons of Israel.
Micah 7:14
Shepherd thou thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, Dwell thou alone, a jungle in the midst of a fruitful field, - Let them feed in Bashan and in Gilead, as in the days of age-past times.
Zephaniah 3:17
Yahweh, thy God, in the midst of thee, as a mighty one, will save, - will be glad over thee with rejoicing, will be silent in his love, will exult over thee with shouts of triumph.
Luke 15:5-7
And, finding it, he layeth it upon his shoulders, rejoicing;
Luke 15:9-10
And, having found it, she calleth together her female friends and neighbours, saying - Rejoice with me! because I have found the piece of silver which I had lost.
Luke 15:23-24
And be bringing the fatted calf, sacrifice! and let us eat and make merry:
Luke 15:32
But, to make merry and rejoice, there was need, because, this thy brother - was, dead, and hath come to life again, and was lost, and is found.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance for remission of sins should be proclaimed upon his name unto all the nations, - beginning from Jerusalem.
Acts 13:38-39
Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, - that, through this man, unto you, remission of sins is declared;
Romans 11:4
But what saith unto him the response? I have left for myself seven thousand men, who, indeed, have not bowed a knee unto Baal.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,
Hebrews 8:9-12
Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by their hand, to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt, - because, they, abode not in my covenant, and, I, disregarded them, saith the Lord.
James 2:13
For, the judgment, will be without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.