Quotes About Mercy

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”

You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage.

Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.

Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”

But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.í

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.

And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the kingís table for the rest of his life.

And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.

For the Lord will not cast us off forever.

Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”

You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.

until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.

unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.