Focused Passage

Micah 7:18-20

From Covenant Ruin to Confession, Waiting, and Hope in the God Who Pardons

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18Who 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?

19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

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Verse 18

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:25Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:22Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:18Classic cross-references Exodus 34:6Classic cross-references Psalms 103:12Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links Luke 1:72-75OliveGrove study links

Original words

Whoמִי־H4310Interrogativeis a Godאֵ֣לH410Noun - masculine singularlike Youכָּמ֗וֹךָH3644Preposition | second person masculine singularwho pardonsנֹשֵׂ֤אH5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulariniquityעָוֺן֙H5771Noun - common singularand passesוְעֹבֵ֣רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthe transgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעH6588Noun - masculine singularof the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתH7611Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹH5159Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwho does notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleretainהֶחֱזִ֤יקH2388Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularHis angerאַפּ֔וֹH639Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularforeverלָעַד֙H5703Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionHeהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singulardelightsחָפֵ֥ץH2655Adjective - masculine singular constructin loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדH2617Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

Verse 19

Cross-references

Isaiah 38:17Classic cross-references Hebrews 8:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:20Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:25Classic cross-references Romans 6:14Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links Luke 1:72-75OliveGrove study links

Original words

He will againיָשׁ֣וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhave compassion on usיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּH7355Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralHe will vanquishיִכְבֹּ֖שׁH3533Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularour iniquitiesעֲוֺֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּH5771Noun - common plural construct | first person common pluralYou will cast outוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְH7993Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructour sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃H2403Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralinto the depthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתH4688Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof the seaיָ֖םH3220Noun - masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Numbers 23:19Classic cross-references Exodus 34:6Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:24Classic cross-references Hebrews 6:13Classic cross-references Luke 24:27Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links Luke 1:72-75OliveGrove study links

Original words

You will showתִּתֵּ֤ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfaithfulnessאֱמֶת֙H571Noun - feminine singularto Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בH3290Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדH2617Noun - masculine singularto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularasאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeYou sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralfrom the daysמִ֥ימֵיH3117Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof oldקֶֽדֶם׃H6924Noun - masculine singular

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