Micah

Micah 7:18

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?f

Footnotes

  • f 7:18 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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whoמִי־mî-InterrogativeH4310 who?
is a Godאֵ֣ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
like Youכָּמ֗וֹךָkā·mō·w·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
who pardonsנֹשֵׂ֤אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
iniquityעָוֺן֙‘ā·wōnNoun - common singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and passesוְעֹבֵ֣רwə·‘ō·ḇêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the transgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעpe·ša‘Noun - masculine singularH6588 transgression
of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתliš·’ê·rîṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna·ḥă·lā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
who does notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
retainהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe·ḥĕ·zîqVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
His angerאַפּ֔וֹ’ap·pōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
foreverלָעַד֙lā·‘aḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5703 perpetuity
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Heהֽוּא׃hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
delightsחָפֵ֥ץḥā·p̄êṣAdjective - masculine singular constructH2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
in loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 43:25 · Isaiah 44:22 · Ephesians 2:4–5 · Psalm 103:8–9 · Jeremiah 50:20 · Acts 13:38–39 · Jeremiah 32:41 · Lamentations 3:31–32 · Jeremiah 3:12 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 130:7–8 · Psalm 89:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.