Deuteronomy 4:31

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"(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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

For the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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thy

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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is a

חָנַן

chânan

H2603

properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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he will not

עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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thee

לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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שָׁחַת

shâchath

H7843

to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

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thee nor

שָׁכַח

shâkach

H7911

to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

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the

בְּרִית

bᵉrîyth

H1285

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

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of thy

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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which he

שָׁבַע

shâbaʻ

H7650

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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unto them

Key Terms in This Verse

merciful H2603

חָנַן chânan

properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)

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forget H7911

שָׁכַח shâkach

to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

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forsake H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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sware H7650

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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destroy H7843

שָׁחַת shâchath

to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

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covenant H1285

בְּרִית bᵉrîyth

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

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fathers H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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neither H3808

לֹא lôʼ

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:8 cross-reference

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Psalm 116:5 cross-reference

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Nehemiah 9:31 cross-reference

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

Jonah 4:2 cross-reference

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and me...

Leviticus 26:42 cross-reference

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.

2 Chronicles 30:9 cross-reference

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gra...

Deuteronomy 31:6 cross-reference

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Leviticus 26:45 cross-reference

But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.

Luke 1:72 cross-reference

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Psalm 111:9 cross-reference

He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

Psalm 111:5 cross-reference

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

Numbers 14:18 cross-reference

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 unto the third and four...

Jeremiah 14:21 cross-reference

Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

Joshua 1:5 cross-reference

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Nehemiah 1:5 cross-reference

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

Psalm 86:5 cross-reference

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Psalm 86:15 cross-reference

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Psalm 105:8 cross-reference

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

1 Chronicles 28:20 cross-reference

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 thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until...

Micah 7:18 cross-reference

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.

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