Micah 7:20

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“You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.”

— WEB

“Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.”

— KJV

“Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Mercy

Cross-references

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Genesis 28:13-14 "Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to…"
Luke 1:72-74 "to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,"
Psalms 105:8-10 "He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,"
Genesis 26:3-4 "Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring,or, seed all these lands, an…"
Genesis 22:16-18 "and said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,"
Deuteronomy 7:8 "but because Yahweh loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, Yahweh has brought you out with a m…"
Luke 1:54-55 "He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,"
Jeremiah 33:25-26 "Yahweh says: “If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;"

Commentary

perform the truth--the faithful promise. to Jacob . . . Abraham--Thou shalt make good to their posterity the promise made to the patriarchs. God's promises are called "mercy," because they flow slowly from grace; "truth," because they will be surely performed (Luk 1:72-73; Th1 5:24). sworn unto our fathers-- (Psa 105:9-10). The promise to Abraham is in Gen 12:2; to Isaac, in Gen 26:24; to Jacob, in Gen 28:13. This unchangeable promise implied an engagement that the seed of the patriarchs should never perish, and should be restored to their inheritance as often as they turned wholly to God (Deu 30:1-2). Next: Nahum Introduction

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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