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

18 Who 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?

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

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

Original words

Who מִי־ H4310 Interrogative is a God אֵ֣ל H410 Noun - masculine singular like You כָּמ֗וֹךָ H3644 Preposition | second person masculine singular who pardons נֹשֵׂ֤א H5375 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular iniquity עָוֺן֙ H5771 Noun - common singular and passes וְעֹבֵ֣ר H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the transgression פֶּ֔שַׁע H6588 Noun - masculine singular of the remnant לִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית H7611 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of His inheritance נַחֲלָת֑וֹ H5159 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular who does not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle retain הֶחֱזִ֤יק H2388 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular His anger אַפּ֔וֹ H639 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular forever לָעַד֙ H5703 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction He הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular delights חָפֵ֥ץ H2655 Adjective - masculine singular construct in loving devotion חֶ֖סֶד H2617 Noun - 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 38:17 Classic cross-references Hebrews 8:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:20 Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:25 Classic cross-references Romans 6:14 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12 OliveGrove study links Luke 1:72-75 OliveGrove study links

Original words

He will again יָשׁ֣וּב H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular have compassion on us יְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּ H7355 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural He will vanquish יִכְבֹּ֖שׁ H3533 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular our iniquities עֲוֺֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ H5771 Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural You will cast out וְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְ H7993 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct our sins חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ H2403 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural into the depths בִּמְצֻל֥וֹת H4688 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct of the sea יָ֖ם H3220 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

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

Original words

You will show תִּתֵּ֤ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular faithfulness אֱמֶת֙ H571 Noun - feminine singular to Jacob לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and loving devotion חֶ֖סֶד H2617 Noun - masculine singular to Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם H85 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular as אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative You swore נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ H7650 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular to our fathers לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ H1 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural from the days מִ֥ימֵי H3117 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of old קֶֽדֶם׃ H6924 Noun - masculine singular

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