(The LORD has said that the whole earth will become a wasteland, but that he will not completely destroy it.)

I will send enemies to cut down my people's vineyards, but not to destroy them completely. I will tell them to strip away the branches, because those branches are not mine.

The LORD says, "Yet even in those days I will not completely destroy my people.

The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still continue,

If some survive and save their children, look at them when they come to you. See how evil they are, and be convinced that the punishment I am bringing on Jerusalem is justified;

then you will know that there was good reason for everything I did." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.

You are merciful and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.

They refused to obey; they forgot all you did; they forgot the miracles you had performed. In their pride they chose a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives; you are gracious and loving, slow to be angry. Your mercy is great; you did not forsake them.

The LORD then passed in front of him and called out, "I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness.

I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents."

but the LORD was kind and merciful to them. He would not let them be destroyed, but helped them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has never forgotten his people.

If you return to the LORD, then those who have taken your relatives away as prisoners will take pity on them and let them come back home. The LORD your God is kind and merciful, and if you return to him, he will accept you."

The LORD is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.

The LORD is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.