11 translations · Hebrew
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
Micah 7:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
- KJV King James Version
- Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Who 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?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Who [is] a God like You? Taking away iniquity, || And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, || He has not retained His anger forever, || Because He delights [in] kindness.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Who is a God like you who forgives sin and passes over the rebellion of those who are left of his special people? You do not remain angry forever because you delight in showing faithful love.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Who [is] a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He — He delighteth [in] kindness.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Who is a God like to thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִי־ | mî- | Who | H4310 מִי who? |
| אֵ֣ל | ’êl | is a God | H410 אֵל God |
| כָּמ֗וֹךָ | kā·mō·w·ḵā | like You | H3644 כְּמוֹ like |
| נֹשֵׂ֤א | nō·śê | who pardons | H5375 נָשָׂא to lift: raise |
| עָוֺן֙ | ‘ā·wōn | iniquity | H5771 עָוֺן iniquity: crime |
| וְעֹבֵ֣ר | wə·‘ō·ḇêr | and passes | H5674 עָבַר to pass |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | over | H5921 עַל upon |
| פֶּ֔שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | the transgression | H6588 פֶּ֫שַׁע transgression |
| לִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית | liš·’ê·rîṯ | of the remnant | H7611 שְׁאֵרִית remnant |
| נַחֲלָת֑וֹ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw | of His inheritance | H5159 נַחֲלָה inheritance |
| לֹא־ | lō- | who does not | H3808 לֹא not |
| הֶחֱזִ֤יק | he·ḥĕ·zîq | retain | H2388 חָזַק to strengthen: strengthen |
| לָעַד֙ | lā·‘aḏ | forever | H5703 עַד perpetuity |
| אַפּ֔וֹ | ’ap·pōw | His anger | H639 אַף face: anger |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | because | H3588 כִּי for |
| חָפֵ֥ץ | ḥā·p̄êṣ | delights | H2655 חָפֵץ delighting |
| חֶ֖סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | in loving devotion | H2617 חֶ֫סֶד kindness |
| הֽוּא׃ | hū | He | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
Related verses
- Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
- Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Ephesians 2:4–5
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
- Psalm 103:8–9
Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
- Jeremiah 50:20
In those days, and in that time,” says Yahweh, “the iniquity of Israel will be sought for, and there will be none; also the sins of Judah, and they won’t be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
- Acts 13:38–39
Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
- Exodus 15:11
Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Psalm 130:7–8
Israel, hope in Yahweh, for with Yahweh there is loving kindness. With him is abundant redemption. He will redeem Israel from all their sins.
- Jeremiah 3:12
Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
17 They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, and will be afraid because of you.
18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
19 He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Read all of Micah 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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