Thematic Bible: Of mercy


Thematic Bible





I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
and your sins like a mist.
Return to Me,
for I have redeemed you.
Verse ConceptsClouds, Figurative UseMistMorningOffenceRepentance, Importance OfSin, Deliverance From GodSin BearerWeather, As God's JudgmentRepentanceGod Has Forgivenredeemed

Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.
Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualGenerosity, God'sGrace, In OtMind, Of GodRepentance, Importance OfRepentance, Nature OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSin, Deliverance From GodThoughtForsaking SinReturning To GodThinking ArightEvil WaysA Forgiving God

Who is a God like You,
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.
Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, DescriptionMind, Of GodSin, Deliverance From GodSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessPenitenceWho Is Like God?A Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness


Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.
Verse ConceptsBalances, Dishonest UseRoadsEvil TimesCitizenshipCity SquaresGod Will ForgiveFinding LoveGodly ManA Good ManBeing Singleseekingjerusalem

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin.” Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofCovenant, the newExperience, of GodAssurance, nature ofApproaching GodGreat And SmallGod Will ForgiveTeaching The Way Of God

I will purify them from all the wrongs they have committed against Me, and I will forgive all the wrongs they have committed against Me, rebelling against Me. Verse ConceptsCleanliness, Metaphorical UseRebellion, Against GodBeing Cleansed From SinGod Will ForgiveRebellion against GodGuiltforgivingcleansingrebellion



Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say:

Return, unfaithful Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,
for I am unfailing in My love.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.
Verse ConceptsMercifulnessProclaimingReturning To GodReturn From The NorthGod Will No More Be AngryBackslidingBackslidersAnger And Forgiveness

maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation. Verse ConceptsIniquity, God's Attitude TowardPunishment, Nature OfUnforgivenessParents SinSins Of The FathersA Forgiving God

Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.
Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualGenerosity, God'sGrace, In OtMind, Of GodRepentance, Importance OfRepentance, Nature OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSin, Deliverance From GodThoughtForsaking SinReturning To GodThinking ArightEvil WaysA Forgiving God

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.
Verse ConceptsFailture, God Will NeverLoyaltyReinstatementGod Shows His LovingkindnessLater Covenants With God

“I deserted you for a brief moment,
but I will take you back with great compassion.
Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentBeing ForsakenGathering IsraelTransient HardshipGod Will Show Mercy

With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;
Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfGood ReboundingThe Grace Of God

for when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfConversion, God's demands forFace Of GodGrace, In OtReinstatement

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