Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thou will perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the loving kindness to Abraham, which thou have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
New American Standard Bible
And
Which You
From the days of old.
King James Version
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Holman Bible
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.
International Standard Version
You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.
American Standard Version
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Amplified
You shall give truth to Jacob
And lovingkindness and mercy to Abraham,
As You have sworn to our forefathers
From the days of old.
Bible in Basic English
You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.
Darby Translation
Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt give truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, which thou didst swear to our fathers from the days of old.
King James 2000
You will show truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
Modern King James verseion
You will give faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.
NET Bible
You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
New Heart English Bible
You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou wilt grant - the faithfulness to Jacob, the lovingkindness to Abraham, - which thou didst swear to our fathers, from the days of ancient time.
Webster
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
World English Bible
You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou givest truth to Jacob, kindness to Abraham, That thou hast sworn to our fathers, from the days of antiquity!
Themes
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Covenant » Of God with men » God faithful to
God, Faithfulness of » Manifested » In fulfilling his promises
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God's Mercy » Described as » Sure
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfillment of his covenant
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfilment of his covenant
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 7:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Steadfast Love And Compassion
19 He will again have compassion upon us. He will tread our iniquities under foot, and thou will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou will perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the loving kindness to Abraham, which thou have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 12:2-3
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing.
Genesis 17:7-8
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis 22:16-18
and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son,
Genesis 26:3-4
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For to thee, and to thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham thy father.
Genesis 28:13-14
And, behold, LORD stood above it, and said, I am LORD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land on which thou lay, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed.
Deuteronomy 7:8
but because LORD loves you. And because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Psalm 105:8-10
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Jeremiah 33:25-26
Thus says LORD: If my covenant of day and night [stand] not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,
Luke 1:54-55
He helped his boy Israel to be reminded of mercy,
Luke 1:72-74
to do mercy with our fathers, and his holy covenant to be remembered,
Acts 3:25-26
Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made for our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed all the patriarchies of the earth will be blessed.
Romans 11:26-31
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The man who delivers will come from Zion, and will turn away impiety from Jacob.
Hebrews 6:13-18
For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,