Romans 9:15
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
רָחַם
râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
רָחַם
râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
Key Terms in This Verse
רָחַם râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
Study H7355 →רָחַם râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
Study H7355 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →Cross References
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will she...
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
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.
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, a...
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