NEH 9:31 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrTr But thou in thy many mercies didst not appoint them to destruction, and didst not forsake them; for thou art strong, and merciful, and pitiful.

ULT But, in your many mercies, you did not make a complete end of them, and you did not forsake them. For you are a gracious and merciful God.

UST But because you act very mercifully, you did not destroy them completely. You never left them alone. Yes, you are a very gracious and merciful God!

BSB But in Your great compassion,
⇔ You did not put an end to them;
⇔ nor did You forsake them,
⇔ for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

OEB Nevertheless in thy great mercy thou didst not completely destroy nor forsake them, for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

WEBBE “Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

LSV and in Your abundant mercies
You have not made them a consumption,
Nor have forsaken them; For a God, gracious and merciful, [are] You.

FBV But because of your wonderful mercy you did not finish with them, and you did not abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

T4T But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them forever. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!

LEB But in your great compassions you did not put an end to them, and you did not abandon them. For you are a gracious and compassionate God.

BBE Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.

Moff No Moff NEH book available

JPS Nevertheless in Thy manifold mercies Thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for Thou art a gracious and merciful God.

ASV Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

DRA Yet in thy very many mercies thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them: because thou art a merciful and gracious God.

YLT and in Thine abundant mercies Thou hast not made them a consumption, nor hast forsaken them; for a God, gracious and merciful, [art] Thou.

Drby Nevertheless for thy manifold mercies' sake, thou didst not make a full end of them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful [fn]God.

9.31 El

RV Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Wbstr Nevertheless, for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

KJB-1769 Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
(Nevertheless for thy/your great mercies’ sake thou/you didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou/you art a gracious and merciful God. )

KJB-1611 Neuerthelesse, for thy great mercies sake, thou diddest not vtterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and mercifull God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And for thy great mercies sake, thou hast not vtterly consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou art a gratious and mercifull God.
(And for thy/your great mercies sake, thou/you hast not utterly consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou/you art a gratious and merciful God.)

Gnva Yet for thy great mercies thou hast not consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and mercifull God.
(Yet for thy/your great mercies thou/you hast not consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou/you art a gracious and merciful God. )

Cvdl But for thy greate mercies sake thou hast not vtterly cosumed them, nether forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and mercifull God.
(But for thy/your great mercies sake thou/you hast not utterly cosumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou/you art a gracious and merciful God.)

Wycl But in thi mercies ful manye thou madist not hem in to wastyng, nethir thou forsokist hem; for thou art God of merciful doynges, and meke.
(But in thy/your mercies full many thou/you madist not them in to wastyng, neither thou/you forsokist hem; for thou/you art God of merciful doynges, and meke.)

Luth Aber nach deiner großen Barmherzigkeit hast du es nicht gar aus mit ihnen gemacht noch sie verlassen; denn du bist ein gnädiger und barmherziger GOtt.
(But after deiner large compassion have you it not even out_of with to_them made still they/she/them leave; because you are a gnädiger and barmherziger God.)

ClVg In misericordiis autem tuis plurimis non fecisti eos in consumptionem, nec dereliquisti eos: quoniam Deus miserationum et clemens es tu.
(In misericordiis however tuis plurimis not/no fecisti them in consumptionem, but_not dereliquisti them: quoniam God miserationum and clemens you_are tu. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Nehemiah’s Confidence in God

God gave Nehemiah favor in the eyes of a mighty Persian king so that the king responded favorably to all of Nehemiah’s requests (Neh 1:11; 2:8, 18). Nehemiah then had the confidence to present his bold plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem responded positively, believing that God was able to give them success (2:18) and to protect them from their enemies (4:4-5, 9). They confidently continued with their work in spite of opposition because they knew that God fights for his people and frustrates the plans of the wicked (4:14-15, 20). When the walls of Jerusalem were finished, Nehemiah recognized that the entire difficult project was completed only because of God’s help (6:16).

The book of Nehemiah vividly demonstrates that God is all-powerful and able to accomplish his will, both in individual lives and in nations. The prayer in Nehemiah 9 focuses on praising God for his sovereign and powerful acts: God created the heavens and earth (9:6), called Abram from Ur, and gave the land to Israel (9:7-8, 22-25). The miraculous signs in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of guidance, food, and water in the wilderness all demonstrate God’s power over man and nature to provide for his people (9:9-15).

The Lord had sent the Israelites into exile after generations of persistent sin (9:32-37). Now he was fulfilling part of his promise to restore them (1:8-9). Nehemiah had the confidence to pray and lead because he knew that everything that happened was part of God’s sovereign plan. This same confidence in God led Abram to leave Ur and by faith go to an unknown land (Gen 12:1-3; Heb 11:8-10), caused Rahab to trust in God (Josh 2:9-14; Heb 11:31), and prompted Hezekiah not to give in to the demands of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kgs 18:1–19:37). Confidence comes when people believe that God will keep his promises and complete the work he has started in their lives (Phil 1:6).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-4; Josh 1:10-18; 2:9-14; 2 Kgs 18:1–19:37; Neh 1:8-9, 11; 2:8, 18, 20; 4:4-5, 9, 14-15, 20; 6:16; 9:6-31; Pss 4:5; 9:10; 37:3; 40:3; 44:6-7; 56:3-12; 112:1-9; Prov 3:5-12; 16:20; 28:1, 25; Isa 26:3; Heb 11:8-10, 31; 1 Jn 4:17

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּֽ⁠בְ⁠רַחֲמֶ֧י⁠ךָ

and,in/on/at/with,compassion,your

This sentence draws a contrast between what God could have done to the people, based on what they deserved, and what God actually did in his mercy. You could begin the sentence with a word like “but” or “however” to indicate this contrast.

וּֽ⁠בְ⁠רַחֲמֶ֧י⁠ךָ הָ⁠רַבִּ֛ים

and,in/on/at/with,compassion,your the,great

As in 9:27, alternate translation: “because you are very merciful”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לֹֽא־עֲשִׂיתָ֥⁠ם כָּלָ֖ה וְ⁠לֹ֣א עֲזַבְתָּ֑⁠ם

not make,them end and=not abandon,them

These two phrases do not describe separate things. They mean something similar. They describe what the people deserved for refusing to obey Yahweh. The first phrase describes what the people would have experienced in their lives. They would have been completely destroyed. The second phrase describes what they would have experienced in their relationship with Yahweh. He would have given up on them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: “You did not abandon them to complete destruction”

וְ⁠לֹ֣א עֲזַבְתָּ֑⁠ם

and=not abandon,them

Alternate translation: “you did not give up on them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חַנּ֥וּן וְ⁠רַח֖וּם

gracious and,compassionate

Gracious and merciful mean similar things. The Levites use them together to emphasize that God did not punish the Israelites the way they deserved. You do not need to repeat both words in your translation if that would make the meaning less clear for your readers. Alternate translation: “very merciful”

Parallel NEH 9:31