Nehemiah 9:31
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But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Read Nehemiah 9:31 Using Other Translations
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!
What does Nehemiah 9:31 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 9:31
Nevertheless, for thy great mercies' sake,
For the displaying of that, and the glorifying of it, which is so
large and exceeding abundant:
thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake
them;
some were left in the land, and those that were carried captive
found favour in the eyes of those that carried them away, and
were suffered to live, and many of them now had returned to their
own land:
for thou art a gracious and merciful God;
of which they had abundant proof and evidence.
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