Deuteronomy 4:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

(For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you, destroy you, or forget the covenant He swore to your ancestors.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither stroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    for Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God;{H430} he will not fail{H7503} thee, neither destroy{H7843} thee, nor forget{H7911} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650} unto them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    (For the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God{H410};) he will not forsake{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, neither destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} thee, nor forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For the Lorde thy God is a pitiefull God: he will not forsake the nether destroye the, nor forgett the appoyntmet made with thy fathers which he sware vnto them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For ye LORDE yi God is a mercifull God, he shal not forsake the, ner destroye the: nether shall he forget the couenaunt with thy fathers, which he sware vnto them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (For the Lord thy God is a mercifull God) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the couenant of thy fathers, which hee sware vnto them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    (For the Lorde thy God is a mercifull God) he wyll not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the appoyntment of thy fathers, which he sware vnto them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    (For the LORD thy God [is] a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    for Yahweh your God is a merciful God; he will not fail you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for a merciful God `is' Jehovah thy God; He doth not fail thee, nor destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which He hath sworn to them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because the Lord your God is a God of mercy, he will not take away his help from you or let destruction overtake you, or be false to the agreement which he made by an oath with your fathers.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    for Yahweh your God is a merciful God; he will not fail you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 26:42 : 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
  • Deut 31:8 : 8 And the LORD, he it is that goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: fear not, neither be dismayed.
  • Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray you, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relent from doing harm.
  • 2 Chr 30:9 : 9 For if you turn again to the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before those that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if you return to Him.
  • Lev 26:45 : 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
  • Deut 31:6 : 6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD your God, he it is that does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.
  • Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are a gracious and merciful God.
  • Ps 116:5 : 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.
  • Ps 145:8-9 : 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.
  • Jer 14:21 : 21 Do not abhor us, for Your name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of Your glory; remember, do not break Your covenant with us.
  • Ps 111:9 : 9 He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever; holy and reverent is his name.
  • Ps 111:5 : 5 He has given food to those who fear him; he will always be mindful of his covenant.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon You.
  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth," 7 "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
  • Neh 1:5 : 5 And said, I beg you, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy for those that love Him and observe His commandments:
  • Josh 1:5 : 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you, nor forsake you.
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
  • Luke 1:72 : 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy.
  • Num 14:18 : 18 The LORD is longsuffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plentiful in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 105:8 : 8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

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    31 Nevertheless, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are a gracious and merciful God.

  • Deut 7:8-9
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    6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD your God, he it is that does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.

  • 2 Kgs 17:38-39
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    38 The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget; nor shall you fear other gods.

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    14 I make this covenant and this oath not only with you;

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    9 For if you turn again to the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before those that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if you return to Him.

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    23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image, or the likeness of anything, which the LORD your God has forbidden you.

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    18 But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

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    21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

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    10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the LORD that has mercy on you.

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    20 That you may love the LORD your God, and that you may obey his voice, and that you may cling to him: for he is your life, and the length of your days: that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

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    9 And the LORD your God will make you abundant in every work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers:

  • Isa 49:15
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  • Ps 25:6
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  • Ps 106:45
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  • Deut 20:4
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    4 For the LORD your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

  • Deut 1:31
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    17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show partiality nor take a bribe:

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    32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one side of heaven to the other, whether there has been any such thing as this great thing is, or has been heard like it?

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    3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you.

  • Deut 2:7
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  • Lam 5:20
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  • Deut 6:15
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    15 (For the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you from the face of the earth.

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  • Ps 44:17
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    17 All this has come upon us; yet we have not forgotten You, nor have we dealt falsely in Your covenant.

  • 1 Chr 16:15
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